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Although this development is fairly innocuous in itself, it seems to indicate a negative trend in the way we view our relationships with other people. It has become increasingly acceptable for individuals to use friends as publicity vehicles. Many employers appear to even encourage this type of behavior; more than a few jobs that I looked at for this summer indicated that familiarity with use of social networks was a plus. However, when there are already specifically business-oriented networking sites like LinkedIn, Plaxo, and Xing, the mixing of business and personal relationships on Facebook is entirely unnecessary and detrimental...
Several female undergraduates said that the study would not have an overwhelming effect in changing the behavior and drinking habits of college-aged women...
...shortly after the U.S. had named Ford as ambassador-designate. In his testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during confirmation hearings, Ford voiced concern that though the Syrian government says it is committed to a comprehensive Middle East peace agreement, it also threatens to revert to its old behavior as a regional "spoiler...
...have the sense that we as individuals are connected in ways that oftentimes we may not even understand,” said James N. Rosenquist, a health care policy research fellow at the Medical School and lead author of the study. “An individual’s behavior may affect others and vice versa...
Providing financial incentives for positive behavior can lead to higher test scores among adolescents, according to a study led by Economics Professor Roland G. Fryer and released last week...