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Their Days Are Busy Enough Without Having to Add Another Layer of Work
Apr 1, 2014The biggest objection I hear from flooring dealers about becoming immersed in social media has to do with time. Their days are busy enough without having to add another layer of work that seems overwhelming when new social networks seem to ...
Tags: Flooring, Construction, Decoration
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The Brains of Autistic Children Generate More Information at Rest
Feb 26, 2014New research from Case Western Reserve University and University of Toronto neuroscientists finds that the brains of autistic children generate more information at rest – a 42% increase on average. The study offers a scientific ...
Tags: Autistic Children, social interactions, external stimuli
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The Start of The School Year Can Mean Serious Worry About What May Lay Ahead
Feb 14, 2014The start of the school year is here again, but for some young people, it can mean serious worry about what may lay ahead. Social anxiety can be crippling for some children and adolescents, affecting their friendships, schoolwork and ...
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Parenting Affects The Academic and Social Performance of African American Boys
Feb 7, 2014A new study from UNC's Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) has found that parenting affects the academic and social performance of African American boys as they move from preschool to kindergarten. "The transition to ...
Tags: FGP, UNC, kindergarten, Iruka
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Doctors Struggled to Understand Strange Sensory Tricks Autism Can Play on a Child's Mind
Jan 16, 2014Doctors and parents have long struggled to understand the strange sensory tricks autism can play on a child's mind. Ordinary noises -- screeching car alarms, knocking radiator pipes, even the whirr of a fan -- can be intolerable to children ...
Tags: autism, neurodevelopmental disorder, children health, Mark Wallace
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The Razer Nabu is a revolutionary wearable technology that delivers notifications
Jan 13, 2014Razer, the world leader in devices and software for its globally connected community of gamers, announces the launch of the world’s smartest wristband, the Razer Nabu. The Razer Nabu is a revolutionary wearable technology that ...
Tags: OLED Nabu Smartband, Razer
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Changes in The Gut Bacteria Can Influence Autism-Like Behaviours
Jan 9, 2014Using a mouse model, US researchers have linked neurodevelopmental symptoms similar to those seen in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) patients to changes seen in the bacteria in the animals' guts. ASD is diagnosed when individuals exhibit ...
Tags: Probiotics, Autism, Treatment for Autism
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Mice Pups Raised Without a Father Had Abnormal Social Interactions
Dec 17, 2013Mice pups raised without a father had abnormal social interactions and were more aggressive than those raised with both parents, Canadian researchers say. Dr. Gabriella Gobbi, a researcher at the Mental Illness and Addiction Axis at the ...
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It's Clear That Enterprise Social Networking Software Helps People Collaborate on Projects
Jun 4, 2013Long considered old-school tools with no place in shiny corporate social collaboration suites, to-do software is making a comeback with a new air of cool about it and renewed appreciation from enterprise IT. The reason? It's now clear ...
Tags: To-Do Software, Enterprise IT
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Zeebox and Showyou Are Apps of Social Interaction to Your TV Viewing
Apr 3, 2013If you're still kicking back on your sofa and passively watching TV, you may be missing out. Thanks to a growing assortment of "second-screen" apps that run on tablets and smart phones, you can now engage with other viewers, almost like ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, APP
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The Daily Deal Industry Has Fallen a Long Way and Created a Niche Within E-Commerce
Mar 7, 2013The daily deal industry has fallen a long way since Groupon came onto the scene in 2008 and created a niche within e-commerce. Tineka Smith reports. Daily deals innovator Groupon burst onto the scene in 2008 and by 2010 had clocked up 35 ...
Tags: e-commerce, Google, Social media
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Groupon's Revenue for Q4 2012 Was $638.3m an Increase of 30% Year-Over-Year
Mar 1, 2013Groupon’s revenues have increased but so has the company’s net loss. Groupon's revenue for Q4 2012 was $638.3m an increase of 30% year-over-year, compared to $492.2m for the same period in 2011. The company's gross billings ...
Tags: Groupon, gross billings, net loss
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Google Confirmed Purchase of Productivity Firm QuickOffice and Meebo
Dec 28, 2012Google has confirmed the purchase of productivity firm QuickOffice and instant messaging business Meebo. QuickOffice has become a well-known name in the mobile space, offering a word processor, spreadsheet and other productivity tools for ...
Tags: Google, buy, QuickOffice, Meebo, Android
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You Navigate an Awkward Window Washer Through a Minefield of Social Interactions
Dec 28, 2012Between a man-sized mouse, two foul-tempered ducks, and a cross-dressing rabbit, animated comedies have long aimed to strike a balance between innocence and irreverence. At its best, The Act, a self-described interactive comedy, straddles ...
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Scenechat Announced Availability of a Free Trial of Social Video Marketing Platform
Dec 19, 2012SceneChat , a social video advertising startup addressing the needs of brand marketers, researchers and educators, with an innovative interactive video and social sharing solution, today announced the immediate availability of a free trial ...
Tags: SceneChat, social video advertising, interactive video