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...much they're willing to dish out. Compensation is based on a user's expertise or passion, how many followers that person has and other metrics, like how often the tweeter's followers click on the links posted on his or her Twitter page. Murphy says he has paid more than $100,000 to Twitter users. As commission, he takes 15% to 50% of the payments companies give the microbloggers...
...secret that Twitter can be a tremendous time-suck. But imagine getting paid for wasting those precious minutes of your day. With companies desperate to reach consumers in the social-media crowd, it's now possible to make a buck or two--or much more--on Twitter. A company called Izea, which made its name connecting bloggers with firms willing to compensate them for plugs on their blogs, has set up a similar service for the Twittersphere. At a site called Sponsored Tweets, Twitter users can sign in, set the price they want companies to pay them for tweeting...
...Paid tweeting also raises questions about disclosure: If someone speaks highly about a product on Twitter, don't followers have a right to know if that messenger is a compensated mouthpiece? Murphy insists that all tweets brokered through his site carry some form of disclosure, but it's all too easy for a reader to gloss over the "sponsored" tag at the end of the message or not entirely comprehend what it signifies...
...part, then, it's up to employers to help their workforce stay healthy. Giving hourly-shift workers more paid breaks often helps, as does installing a central pantry area where workers can refrigerate and heat food brought from home. Some employers, like Dow Chemical, have started to address these challenges and are working to encourage their employees to eat better--by stocking more nutritious snacks in the vending machine and by ensuring that senior management recognize and reward healthy habits among workers. To help employers continue to promote these choices, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute is now funding...
Such a convergence of education and opportunity is already happening in Independence, where the Gilliams live. As part of an innovative program in low-income neighborhoods, the city school district began hosting weekly dinners for students and their families, paid for with federal funds from the Child and Adult Care Food Program. Families get a free hot meal and a cooking demonstration that shows them how to prepare similarly well-balanced entrées at home. "Part of that initiative is to get children to sit down and eat with their parents, and part of it is to teach families what...