Harrisburg University Plans Campus-Wide Social Media Blackout - Huffington Post (blog)
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:59:17 GMT+00:00
Media Blackout Huffington Post (blog) So Darr conceived an experiment designed to parse how one lives with social media -- precisely by examining how one lives without it. ... Harrisburg University plans social media blackout Washington Post (blog)

KFC to bring back image of Colonel Sanders to help boost sales - NEWS.com.au
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:33:08 GMT+00:00
NEWS.com.au By NewsCore KFC said overnight it will use social networking to revive the image of its founder, Colonel Sanders, after a study found more than six in 10 ... Who is Colonel Sanders? Most Young Americans Don't Know the Man Behind kfc abc news (blog)

Privatizing Social Security unworkable politically, economically - Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:08:16 GMT+00:00
Security unworkable politically, economically Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) The poll also found that 49 percent of voters would feel very uncomfortable about a candidate who proposed to phase out Social Security and instead allow ... 30 options for reforming Social Security -- and how much they'll save Washington Post (blog) Social Security: The firewall between aging with dignity and aging in ... Kansas City Star Older workers without jobs are taking Social Security early Dallas Morning News Scranton Times-Tribune  - Reading Eagle  - OUPblog (blog)

Society vows to sue over suspension - Gulf Daily News
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:55:25 GMT+00:00
Gulf Daily News The Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS) plans to sue the Social Development Ministry after its board was suspended for allegedly failing to represent all ... Govt takes over Bahrain human rights group The Associated Press Group's board is suspended Gulf Daily News

Protect Your Kids from Social Media Dangers - PC Magazine (blog)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:14:04 GMT+00:00
Media Dangers PC Magazine (blog) AOL has just announced a new service called AOL Safe Social . Powered by SocialShield it gives parents what they're calling a "360-degree view" of children's ... SocialShield Chosen by AOL to Power New SafeSocial Offering MarketWatch (press release)

Apple's jump into social networking not a slam-dunk - Reuters
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:22:15 GMT+00:00
networking not a slam-dunk Reuters Now, Apple arrives late to the social networking party with Ping, the new music-focused social network for iTunes it announced September 1. ... Apple-Facebook Rift Opens Over Ping Social Network CBS News Welcome to the social , Apple cnet over one million join Apple's music social network Ping afp washington Post  - PC Magazine  - FOXNews

Dear Frosh: I wish I expanded my social circle - Washington Post (blog)
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:32:39 GMT+00:00
circle Washington Post (blog) Leaving home and a familiar high school social circle throws you into a strange new world equally daunting and exciting for a wide-eyed freshman trying to ...

More Children Being Raised by Grandparents - New York Times (blog)
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:50:22 GMT+00:00
New York Times (blog) ... The number of American children being raised by their grandparents rose after the recession began, according to a report from Pew Social Research. ... Is the recession changing the role of America's grandparents? The Guardian (blog) Grandparents increasingly fill need as caregivers Washington Post

How Behaviors Spread Through Social Networks - Huffington Post (blog)
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:09:26 GMT+00:00
Networks Huffington Post (blog) We all spend much of our days engaged in social networks, whether it's online, at work, or out with our friends, and we have a tendency to pick up new ...

Facebook users 'more narcissistic' - Telegraph.co.uk
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:30:35 GMT+00:00
Telegraph.co.uk The social networking site is a haven for narcissistic people because they can establish a large number of hollow 'friendships' without having to establish ... Facebook users are jerks, another study confirms msnbc.com Study: Facebook fanatics vain, insecure Atlanta Journal Constitution

There's middle ground in this spat over economics - Financial Times
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:10:33 GMT+00:00
Financial Times Economics, in common with other social sciences such as psychology, anthropology, sociology and political science, deals with the actions of human beings. ... Vain Economist, Humble Historian New York Times (blog) Economists not uniquely prone to prediction failure Financial Times

Alan Simpson's brash e-mail told truths about Social Security - Washington Post
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:42:01 GMT+00:00
Security Washington Post But his fundamental point is correct: Social Security is not on a sustainable footing. In his e-mail, Mr. Simpson pointed to a presentation by the chief ... Deficit Commission: If You Won't Fire Simpson, Hands Off Social Security Huffington Post (blog) America has a cow over Alan Simpson's candor on deficits Washington Post The Real Problem With Alan Simpson's Social Security Statements: They Are False Newsweek (blog) Huffington Post (blog)  - Huffington Post (blog)  - PolitiFact

Events put David Alfaro Siqueiros back in the spotlight - Los Angeles Times
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:11:37 GMT+00:00
Los Angeles Times Born in Chihuahua and raised in Mexico City, Siqueiros was the youngest of Mexico's triumvirate of leading social realist muralists, including Diego Rivera ...

$7.5m for Canterbury social service providers - New Zealand Herald
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:19:59 GMT+00:00
service providers New Zealand Herald The Government has made $7.5 million available to organisations providing social services to those ... Thousands call earthquake helpline tvnz $7.5m for Canterbury communities National Business Review

Social network sites are 'unsupervised playground': Police study - Globe and Mail
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:47:54 GMT+00:00
network sites are 'unsupervised playground': Police study Globe and Mail Truro police say their five-week study shows social networking sites are an unsupervised playground. During the study, local university students created ...

Young 'drink to bond with peers' - The Press Association
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:16:42 GMT+00:00
The Press Association Young people get drunk to bond with their social group, an academic has said. Teenagers regard their ability to drink excessive amounts of alcohol as a mark ...

Kendrick Meek: I don't support raising the retirement age. - Firedoglake (blog)
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:11:16 GMT+00:00
Firedoglake (blog) The only one against privatizing Social Security. The only one who's pro-choice. Who took on George Bush. Who's fought for middle class tax cuts. ... Crist hit from left, right as he seeks the middle The Associated Press

John Boehner's stale 'two-step job creation plan' - Washington Post (blog)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:34:37 GMT+00:00
Washington Post (blog) Payroll tax surpluses, generated under the Greenspan plan to "save Social Security," have been used for all these years to purchase Treasury notes which in ... On tax cuts, Obama picks a fight Salon Obama unveils pro-business jobs plan World Socialist Web Site Time for the Pundits to Take a Deep Breath -- Why Democrats Will Not Be Routed ... Huffington Post (blog) Salem-News.Com  - msnbc.com (blog)  - The Associated Press

East Timor prime minister says deputy's resignation will not lead to ... - The Canadian Press
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:55:33 GMT+00:00
The Canadian Press If Carrascalao's Social Democratic Party pull outs of the government, Gusmao's ruling coalition will lose its majority in Parliament by three seats, ...

Rep. Paul Ryan: 'Roadmap' deals with reality - USA Today
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:26:40 GMT+00:00
USA Today To be clear, the Roadmap reforms make no changes to Social Security and Medicare for those 55 and older, and offer future generations the same health and ...