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Facebook Privacy Spam

Video Source: Collegehumor.com Recently your Facebook friends may have posted something that looks like legal jargon to their timeline   There were many variations that sprung up but the majority of timeline posts read as such- “For those of you who do not understand the reasoning behind this posting, Facebook is now a publicly traded entity. Unless […]

Is Facebook adding more stress in your social life?

The University of Edinburgh’s business school just released a report that the more friends you have online, the more stress you have. The reason being is the fear that you might offend someone. As social media grows to include one seventh of the worlds population, people circles are rapidly joining. This includes those that you might not […]

Google search: friend or foe?

Google search: friend or foe?

Recently, Harris Interactive conducted a Google consumer study on behalf of BrandYourself.com. An online survey regarding their Google search habits was filled out by 2, 570 US adults. The study found that 86% of people use a Google search engine to find out more information about another. Almost a third of US adults have searched […]

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Election 2024

Despite residing in Canada, the battle for President of the United States was inescapable thanks to Facebook and social media. It was common for friends of friends to wage comment wars. Despite an individual’s political beliefs, one thing everyone could be excited about was the end of the election related interactions on social media. Social […]

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Is Google redefining the meaning of research?

The Washington DC based think tank the Pew Internet Research Center just released a study about the educational impact of the internet. Titled How Teens do research in the Digital World, the study takes aim on how the internet is changing students and their perception towards education. The surveys were conducted over March and April […]