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Office workers waste years doing nothing, survey finds

5/13/2013 11:04 AM EST - Socked.co.uk

Looking out of the window replaced in recent years by wasting time on the internet, but the net result is the same, say new figures
Britain's office workers are wasting years - and millions of pounds in lost productivity - through doing nothing at all, recent figures have found.

According to their own admission, many spend time when they should be working browsing the internet, chatting on Facebook and...

Majority of divorces now using Facebook evidence

4/29/2013 11:14 AM EST - Got Juice

Online reputation becomes an issue as couples fall out
Over 80% of lawyers turn to social media to find evidence in divorce cases in order to find evidence of infidelity and other behaviour that might settle custody battles or financial issues.

Two-thirds of evidence gleaned from social media is related to Facebook, where individuals are more likely to flirt and unwittingly leave a trail for technology-savvy...

Hollywood Watch With Julie Moran Dines Out at Alba Seaside

4/8/2013 2:33 PM EST - O2 Media, Inc.

The Balancing Act Host Julie Moran Joins Celebrity Chef and Host Ralph Pagano for Drinks and a Dish in Miami
(Pompano Beach, FL) April 8th, 2013 O2 Media Productions based in south florida produces The Balancing Act®, Mission Makeover™, Designing Spaces™ and All Mixed Up™, all airing on Lifetime. Celebrity host Julie Moran does double duty hosting the daily morning show The Balancing Act as well as Mission...

EARLS RESTAURANTS – INNOVATIVE PIONEER THEN, INNOVATIVE PIONEER NOW

4/2/2013 4:06 PM EST - Earls Kitchen + Bar

Creating a social media experience like no other with the first ever “Social Menu” Facebook Application
April 2, 2013 – Vancouver, BC - Earls Restaurants Ltd. has partnered with Vancouver based Invoke, an award-winning digital innovation company, to launch the “Social Menu App”, the first time a restaurant menu has been included in a Facebook application. The new, and for now exclusive to Earls, app gives menu...

Regent Street Launches 24/7

3/15/2013 11:06 AM EST - Sister

Regent Street, London W1 launches 24/7, a bespoke social media hub accessed through regentstreetonline.com. The hub creates a virtual window where everyone can engage in real-time conversations with the Regent Street shops, restaurants, cafés, bars and hotels. Conversations appear on 24/7 from multiple social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, SoundCloud and YouTube, all in one online...

PATHWAYS.ORG HOLDS TUMMY TIME CONTEST ON FACEBOOK

2/27/2013 12:55 PM EST - Pathways.org

Submit photos by March 21st to win a Pathways.org Prize Pack
CHICAGO (February 27 , 2013) – Pathways.org, a national non-profit educational foundation, announces the start of its next Tummy Time Photo Contest on March 1st. Parents can submit a photo of their infant in a Tummy Time position through March 21st and enter to win a Pathways.org Prize Pack.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends Tummy Time...

The Balancing Act® the Only Show That Puts the Spotlight on RARE Disease Awarene...

2/25/2013 2:39 PM EST - O2 Media, Inc.

(Pompano Beach, FL) February 25th, 2013 The employees at O2 Production Studios, producers of The Balancing Act® on Lifetime are wearing their ribbons in support of Wear That You Care™.

Global Genes Project a leading patient advocacy organization representing the rare and genetic disease community, is inviting industry partners, patients, caregivers, family and friends of the tens of millions of people who suffer...

Social capital: the benefit of Facebook ‘friends’

2/21/2013 7:02 AM EST - Taylor & Francis

Intense Facebook usage is found to have a positive effect on psychological well-being.
A recent study in Behaviour & Information Technology investigated the role Facebook use plays in the creation or maintenance of social capital among 800 students from 7 universities in South Africa. Empirical research has linked social capital to many positives in society, such as improved...

Independence Blue Cross Facebook fans vote Back on My Feet favorite Philly chari...

2/5/2013 10:30 AM EST - Independence Blue Cross

Insurer donates $10,000 to winning charity and runners up
Philadelphia, PA – February 5, 2013 – Independence Blue Cross (IBX) announced that Back on My Feet, a non-profit teaching critical work and life skills to individuals living in homeless and transitional facilities, has been voted the winner of the company’s Season for Giving online charity campaign. The...

It’s E-mail, Jim, but Not as We Know It

1/16/2013 8:44 AM EST - Current Analysis

IT Connection Blog by Brad Shimmin
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Reports foretelling the death of e-mail are greatly exaggerated. Thanks to its ubiquity and compatibility, e-mail communication is poised to outlive the Facebook generation.

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However, for e-mail to flourish within the enterprise, it must be seen in an entirely new light, as a medium capable of contextualizing, prioritizing, and thereby elevating the...

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