Is Facebook making people sad? - Yahoo! News

Is Facebook making people sad? - Yahoo! News: "In addition to sparking bloody family feuds over denied friend requests, Facebook is depressing the heck out of people, according to a new study.
According to Alex Jordan, the Standford University Ph.D. student who led the study by the school's psychology department, the Facebook users his group monitored often grew saddened as they plugged into the accounts of the excellent leisure pursuits and professional triumphs that their peers post on the networking site. In short, the subjects in the study reported a gnawing sense that life was a party that they weren't invited to."

Study: Sexy Female Anchors Distract Male Viewers - TVSpy

Study: Sexy Female Anchors Distract Male Viewers - TVSpy: "According to scholars from Indiana University, female anchors who are easy on the eyes make it difficult for male viewers to remember the news.

Researchers Lelia Samson and Maria Elizabeth Grabe found that, for male viewers, “emphasis on the sexual attractiveness of female news anchors distracts from memory formation for news content” because “men’s cognitive mechanisms favored visual over verbal processing.”"

5 Ways to Stand Out on Twitter - AllTwitter

5 Ways to Stand Out on Twitter - AllTwitter: "You can use Twitter to sell a product, to create your brand or to become part of a community of experts – but if you don’t stand out from the crowd, you’ll quickly get frustrated. Increasing your follower count, and keeping them engaged, is all about adding something new to a conversation and making yourself heard. Here’s five ways to stand out on Twitter that you can implement today."

5 Signs That Social Media Is The Next Bubble

5 Signs That Social Media Is The Next Bubble: "A recent investment by investment banking firm Goldman Sachs valued Facebook at $50 billion. The company was only founded in 2004, meaning the valuation went from zero to the stratosphere in just six years."

HowStuffWorks "5 Reasons to Friend Your Boss on Facebook"

HowStuffWorks "5 Reasons to Friend Your Boss on Facebook": "Mark Zuckerberg wrote in the Facebook blog in July 2010 that the site had reached 500 million users. The social networking phenomenon has become an important communications tool for both pleasure and productivity. But should you befriend your boss on Facebook?"

Twitter Guide Book – How To, Tips and Instructions by Mashable

Twitter Guide Book – How To, Tips and Instructions by Mashable

The Future of India’s Digital Media - India Real Time - WSJ

The Future of India’s Digital Media - India Real Time - WSJ: "WATMedia, a web-based company which focuses on helping Indian businesses market their products on social media such as Facebook, on Friday is sponsoring a day-long summit on what the digital media space can do for Indian businesses.

At the event, the WATSummit, web-based entrepreneurs and experts on digital media will be discussing where the digital media industry is heading and exploring its untapped business opportunities."