Category Archives: Social media

Phew! You no longer have to be clever to be popular on Facebook

Are you one of those people who agonizes over every Facebook status update? Do you deliberate over just the right word, try to straddle the line between snarky and mean, post something just to elicit responses, or are you simply … Continue reading

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Is talking the talk better than texting the text?

It’s getting harder and harder these days to know the right thing to say. Not the right words. The right mode of communication. Since the advent of email and then text, people trying to convey information have increasingly turned away … Continue reading

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What your Facebook profile picture says about you

I was looking for a new friend on Facebook the other day and because she has both a common first and last name, there were hundreds of people to search through. Since almost no one lists their city or other … Continue reading

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