Emergency federal dollars given to the unemployed during the COVID-19 pandemic bolstered health care spending as jobless rates skyrocketed, a new University of Michigan study found.
Economics & Business
Oct 12, 2021
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Facebook's ambitious plan for a virtual currency has the potential to disrupt the way people store, spend and send money and open up new business opportunities for the world's leading social network.
Internet
Jun 18, 2019
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While the positive correlation between religiosity and life satisfaction has long been known, a new study in the December issue of the American Sociological Review reveals religion's "secret ingredient" that makes people ...
Social Sciences
Dec 7, 2010
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College students need not feel guilty about spending hours each day on Facebook or other social networks. Turns out it might help them get a job.
Business
Jan 20, 2012
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When a fake phone company released its line of products, NoPhones, a thin, rectangular-shaped plastic block that looked just like a smartphone but did not function, many doubted that the simulated smartphones would find any ...
Software
Dec 16, 2015
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced the number of people using the online social networking service has climbed to 250 million.
Internet
Jul 16, 2009
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Tapping into social media posts on Instagram, Flickr and Panoramio gave North Carolina State University researchers a trove of information about people's opinions of scenic European landscapes. A new study shows that geotagged ...
Environment
Oct 31, 2016
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People living in countries with governments that have a greater number of social services report being more satisfied with life, according to a study by a Baylor University researcher.
Social Sciences
May 6, 2011
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MySpace launched its own email service, MySpace Mail, for the 130 million users of the social network.
Internet
Jul 31, 2009
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Sally Harrison is developmentally disabled, but on Facebook the 35-year-old woman is just like anyone else.
Internet
Sep 5, 2010
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