You may be reading this while you are at work. Perfect – here are six ways to get moving with that work productivity. You may even find that when you practice these six steps, you are getting more work done in a shorter amount of time. And who doesn’t want that? 1. Block time-wasting websites [...]

There are 3 main reasons why people unfollow you on Twitter. These 3 reasons were actually determined in research by Kwan et al. (2011). Ready for the 3 big no-nos? Here we go. 1. You tweet too much. A tweet a minute? A bit much. Overload. Even celebrities that get paid per tweet (yes, some [...]

Does Facebook spark jealousy, or does it just amplify the jealousy that may already exist in a relationship? In a study by Muise, et al. (2009), 308 undergraduate students completed a survey regarding usage of Facebook and impact on relationships. The purpose of the study was to determine if Facebook causes jealousy above and beyond [...]

Facebook is now using Facial Recognition to identify you in friends’ photos. Facebook automatically enabled this feature on all profiles. If you don’t want this feature, you have to go to your privacy settings and disable it yourself. It’s tricky to find the “opt-out” feature. Here’s how you disable Facial Recognition on Facebook: 1. Go [...]

Over 3,000 people in the U.S. over 45 years of age were surveyed in a study of loneliness (sponsored by AARP). The survey measured loneliness using the UCLA Loneliness Scale. Participants who scored 44 points or more were defined as “lonely”, while those scoring 43 or less were defined as “not lonely”. (My bullet points [...]

People ask me why I tweet on Twitter. “Why would you want to fill out 130 characters and send it out to the world?” For 10 good reasons: 1. You can get great customer service from companies. My Delta flights were changed, and I wasn’t sure if there would be a fee to change flights [...]