While cyberbullying continues to plague the youth population, another source of conflict is arising on social-media sites, concludes a 2014 study that tracks the computer habits of U.S. teens. Half of those surveyed said they got into an offline argument as a direct result of an online post. That number […]
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Maybe it started with WebMD, a site on which one can input his or her symptoms and identify their possible causes. Easy, fairly accurate and quick, WebMD provides instant gratification and helps users determine what might be wrong with them and how to rectify it. With information at their fingertips […]
Do you feel like a Facebook freak? A Pinterest pariah? A Twitter tool? You’re not alone. Many social-media users are finding their online habits have a digital-drug-like effect on their lives. While some quit cold-turkey, like Jason Thibeault, senior director of marketing strategy at Limelight Networks, others slowly wean themselves […]
A lot can be misconstrued in the silent world of the Internet. While online technology has changed the communications paradigm, it also has resulted in bad information, embarrassing typos, factual errors and malfeasance. Fake Web sites, botched emails, rambling blogs and photo abuse appear in cyberspace every day. Most of […]
Bullying. It just sounds bad without even having a definition for it. We know it when we see it and we innately know it is bad behavior. We know that bullies are cowards of the worst degree, but when they are bullying someone they can be frightening. Webster’s says bullying […]
You are in an auto accident and the other party is at fault. Your injuries are permanent according to your physicians. As is all too often the case, you cannot receive reasonable settlement offers from the other party’s insurance company. You sue the other driver to collect compensation for your […]