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Read MoreDepressed? Google it.
Doctors find that people are more prone to self-diagnosis than ever even though the correct diagnosis is found online a mere 34% of the time. To make matters worse people are spending more and more time in front of a computer or other screen which, in and of itself, may be a catalyst for depression. Google and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) have teamed up to implement a tool that analyzes...
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Read MoreFor power, plug into your nearest volcano
There are 20 known “supervolcanos” around the world, including the Yellowstone Caldera, a 30 by 45-mile depression in the northwest corner of Wyoming. A supervolcano is one whose volcanic center has erupted at a magnitude of 8 (the highest) on the Volcano Explosivity Index. As a reference, the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens was a 5. The last supervolcano eruption occurred roughly 74,000 years ago....
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Read MoreHappy birthday hashtag—#AndGoingStrong
The hashtag celebrated its 10th birthday in August and for good reason. It is estimated that an average of 125 million hashtags are Tweeted each day and not just on the highest ranked TV hashtag #TheWalkingDead; businesspeople are using it successfully, too. To celebrate the hashtag’s momentous milestone, let’s look at some of their most effective branding strategies. You will notice that all of them are...
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Read MoreSnapchat may help you snap up new business
Have you heard of Snapchat? Your kids have. The multimedia-sharing platform that allows users to send 1 to 10-second pictures or videos before they self-destruct exploded among millennials when it launched in September 2011. It has since remained the number one ranked and used app by youth with 81% of US teens using it each month and 39% rating it as their favorite app. Snap Inc. is hoping to use this...
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Read MoreIs it Finally Time to Cut the Cord?
Dongles, cords, and camping out next to electrical outlets Have you ever found yourself walking into an airport terminal or a coffee shop and, instead of scoping out the most comfortable seat or the one with a view, choosing the chair nearest the electrical outlet? Companies and industries have taken notice. Airports, vehicle makers, electrical outlet manufacturers, and even outdoor companies – those...
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Read MoreA Daily Grind Could Lengthen Your Life
Drinking coffee can reduce your chance of death from liver disease, stroke, and heart disease Researchers from Imperial College London and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) published findings in the Annals of Internal Medicine today, indicating that death from all causes (circulatory and digestive illnesses in particular) occurred 18% less often for men and 8% less often for women who...
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Read MoreOptimizing your Internet Investment
No one has been able to tell you how much to spend on your site’s SEO marketing, until now The question is no longer whether you should optimize your business website for search engines, but how much you are willing to spend. You want your business to be the first to show up on search engines and so do your competitors. Media forecaster Borrell Associates estimates that businesses spent $613 billion on...
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Read MoreSolar Storage Charging Ahead
Solar energy is the most abundant energy resource on earth – 173,000 terawatts of solar energy strikes the Earth continuously. That’s more than 10,000 times the world’s total energy use. The tremendous growth in the U.S. solar industry is helping to pave the way to a cleaner, more sustainable energy future. Over the past few years, the cost of a solar energy system has dropped significantly, helping to...
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