Monthly Archives: April 2010
Little Women with Lip Gloss
Regular use of certain cosmetics is rising sharply among tween girls, according to a new report from the NPD Group, a consumer research company. From 2007 to 2009, the percentage of girls ages 8 to 12 who regularly use mascara
Little Women with Lip Gloss
Regular use of certain cosmetics is rising sharply among tween girls, according to a new report from the NPD Group, a consumer research company. From 2007 to 2009, the percentage of girls ages 8 to 12 who regularly use mascara
Marital Harmony
Published in 2005 in The Archives of General Psychiatry, the Glasers’ findings help explain epidemiological data showing that couples in troubled marriages appear to be more susceptible to illness than happier couples. The results may also have practical relevance for
Marital Harmony
Published in 2005 in The Archives of General Psychiatry, the Glasers’ findings help explain epidemiological data showing that couples in troubled marriages appear to be more susceptible to illness than happier couples. The results may also have practical relevance for
Entertainment Trumps Politics
I popped around the Chinese youtube / hulu site mentioned and linked to at the bottom of the article. Great fun, you should check it out. I have no idea what I watched. Maybe you can tell me? Google’s decision
Entertainment Trumps Politics
I popped around the Chinese youtube / hulu site mentioned and linked to at the bottom of the article. Great fun, you should check it out. I have no idea what I watched. Maybe you can tell me? Google’s decision
Virtual Training
Second Life is not just for sex anymore. Check out the legitimate businesses springing up. Dozens of hospitals, medical schools and health foundations have staked out space in the online community Second Life, where participants can build their own virtual
Virtual Training
Second Life is not just for sex anymore. Check out the legitimate businesses springing up. Dozens of hospitals, medical schools and health foundations have staked out space in the online community Second Life, where participants can build their own virtual
The Fourth Screen Ascends
Move over bacon, now there’s something meatier. A new report from Nielsen shows that ads on outside-the-house video screens — in places like health clubs, gas stations and elevators — can reach many more people than ads on prime-time television.
The Fourth Screen Ascends
Move over bacon, now there’s something meatier. A new report from Nielsen shows that ads on outside-the-house video screens — in places like health clubs, gas stations and elevators — can reach many more people than ads on prime-time television.
Teen Girls Show Restraint Online
Really! Most casual observers believe that teenage girls share shopping information — especially about sales on cool clothes, music, etc. — with their friends online, and that they follow those tips with online purchases. But that belief is only about
Teen Girls Show Restraint Online
Really! Most casual observers believe that teenage girls share shopping information — especially about sales on cool clothes, music, etc. — with their friends online, and that they follow those tips with online purchases. But that belief is only about
“They don’t know that we know that they know we know”
Apparently, humans can comfortably keep track of three different mental states at a time. For example, the proposition “Peter said that Paul believed that Mary liked chocolate” is not too hard to follow. Add a fourth level, though, and it’s
“They don’t know that we know that they know we know”
Apparently, humans can comfortably keep track of three different mental states at a time. For example, the proposition “Peter said that Paul believed that Mary liked chocolate” is not too hard to follow. Add a fourth level, though, and it’s
Bitching About Foursquare
The best dis I’ve read in a long time – read every word of it here. The mobile phone fad Foursquare is about to hit 1 million users. But while early adopters have signed on to play their little games,
Bitching About Foursquare
The best dis I’ve read in a long time – read every word of it here. The mobile phone fad Foursquare is about to hit 1 million users. But while early adopters have signed on to play their little games,
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