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Ohio man given choice of Facebook apology or jail

(AP) -- A man who was threatened with jail time for posting comments about his estranged wife on his personal Facebook page unless he posted daily apologies for a month says the court ruling violates his ...

Technology / Internet

created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 8

Flaw makes Jawbone UP wristbands go down

US wireless earpiece maker Jawbone on Thursday apologized for a flaw that causes its fitness focused UP wristbands to go down and offered users their money back even if they keep the gadgets.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Netflix says it's sorry, then creates new uproar

(AP) -- The CEO of Netflix said he was sorry for mishandling a recent price increase that caused customers to cancel the service in droves. But the apology was drowned out by a decision that angered subscribers ...

Technology / Business

created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Facebook's spam program catches innocent users

Facebook has sent notes of apology and is changing automated systems that blocked environmental activists and other people from posting on like-minded Facebook pages.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Apologies aren't as good as people imagine they'll be

We all want an apology when someone does us wrong. But a new study, published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that people aren't very good at predicting how much they'l ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 18, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Apologies may fuel settlement of legal disputes, study says

Apologies may be good for more than just the soul, according to research by a University of Illinois professor of law and of psychology.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Saying sorry really does cost nothing

(PhysOrg.com) -- Economists have finally proved what most of us have suspected for a long time - when it comes to apologising, talk is cheap. According to new research, firms that simply say sorry to disgruntled customers ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 4

Researchers find saying 'I'm sorry' influences jurors

Apologizing for negative outcomes -- a practice common even with children -- may lead to more favorable verdicts for auditors in court, according to researchers at George Mason University and Oklahoma State University. The ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1