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Kathleen Hancock

Information, Community, and Action: How Nonprofit Organizations Use Social Media* - Lov... - 0 views

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nonprofits social media communication

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    Nonprofit organizations and social media
Kathleen Hancock

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nonprofits donations internet

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    Purchases from nonprofits' online store
normonique

Neuropsychopharmacology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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neurotechnology neurocommunication

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  • So far as we know, everything we perceive, feel, think, know, and do are a result of neurons firing and resetting. When a cell in the brain fires, small chemical and electrical swings called the action potential may affect the firing of as many as a thousand other neurons in a process called neurotransmission. In this way signals are generated and carried through networks of neurons, the bulk electrical effect of which can be measured directly on the scalp by an EEG device. By the last decade of the 20th century, the essential knowledge of all the central features of neurotransmission had been gained.[4] These features are:
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      normonique on 18 Jul 14
       
      Electrical swings jump off the page for me because there is the connection between electricity and neurons. 
  • It has previously been known that ultimate control over the membrane voltage or potential of a nerve cell, and thus the firing of the cell, resides with the trans-membrane ion channels which control the membrane currents via the ions K+, Na+, and Ca++, and of lesser importance Mg++ and Cl-. The concentration differences between the inside and outside of the cell determine the membrane voltage.
  • Many receptors are found to be pentameric clusters of five trans-membrane proteins (not necessarily the same) or receptor subunits, each a chain of many amino acids. Transmitters typically bind at the junction between two of these proteins, on the parts that protrude from the cell membrane.
normonique

Electroconvulsive therapy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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neurotechnology

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  • Electroconvulsive therapy can differ in its application in three ways: electrode placement, frequency of treatments, and the electrical waveform of the stimulus.
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      normonique on 18 Jul 14
       
      Relate to Acupuncture.  -Within my last visit the Acupunctures attached a small electric pulse (not painful) to the pinpoint of the pain.  -I was knocked out within I believe less than 5 min. and awoken pain free.  -All the tension seemed it only needed to be stretched out. So I followed my treatment with yoga and felt new the following day.  -My question is that culturally Asians use natural medicine, would this application in my current culture benefit from alternative medicine with similar application or to treat a similar problem.
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    "electrode"
symone008

Online Support Groups For Alcoholism - Sober Nation - 0 views

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support online AA #ThoughtVectors #tv008

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      symone008 on 18 Jul 14
       
      - AA now have online forums - Are online forums the first step to finding face to face groups?
  • he “12 step program” designed by Alcoholics Anonymous has proven to be a tangible tool for recovery from alcohol addiction and can now be accessed and followed online with feedback from members of the online support group community. Online alcoholism rehab may not ever completely replace face-to-face counseling, including group therapy, as encountered in A.A. meetings.  However, to those who are taking an initial step toward their recovery, the flow of support and strength to be gained from coming in touch with real people at online support groups for alcoholism can be enough of a stimulus to help one make it through one more day.
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    Main article about abuse of alcohol. AA has online forums. 
peppermara

Artistic Dreaming - Women, Art and Empowerment in La Perouse | Human Rights in Australi... - 0 views

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#ThoughtVectors #tv008 ##womanempowerment

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  • Ngala Nanga Mai
  • Since its inception, it has been an accessible and popular program within the community, bringing together mostly young women from lower-socio economic backgrounds that face issues of social isolation and disadvantage, which have previously restricted them from using these essential services.
  • Often, guest artists will attend to lead workshops that expose the women to different artistic techniques and cultural experiences.
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  • The project is about women and children and their access to health, education, art and social interaction. Art is central: it is about the process for the individual as an integrated being
  • be removed from their circumstances by immersing in the present and learn about themselves through the process of education and expression.
  • For the women, these meeting times exist in a space that provides a momentary respite from the role of mothering, where they can focus on the project before them,
  • We discuss how art gives shape to identity, pain and discovery as it taps into the unconscious. It connects the body, mind and spirit, allowing the opportunity to create and then step back and reflect. It is this holistic process that promotes the greatest right: human dignity.
  • Overall well-being has increased, contributed to by a greater sense of purpose, social connectedness, self-confidence and belonging.
  • In the past four years, Ngala Nanga Mai has grown into a strong, unified group that continues to prosper.
  • Art will forever remain one of the most effective mediums of expression. As blank canvases are filled with colours that depict stories, identities and lives, art will continue to inspire and empower change, growth and reflection. Initiatives such as Ngala Nanga Mai reveal the potential of art as a tool for promoting human development, building community and fostering well-being. Whilst law, policy and large-scale government intervention lack the capacity to ensure holistic change on an institutional level, it is vital that more creative ventures emerge that foster artistic expression, human rights and social empowerment. With motivation they are not only possible but sustainable.
gerellmalazarte

Bioprinting and Immortality - 0 views

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ethical medical 3D Printing future

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    - If it really works, we may draw that much closer to reinventing the very definition of life itself and testing the sustainability limits of our planet. - Many controversial factors.
marikejp

How Facebook Beat MySpace - Forbes - 0 views

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facebook social media

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  • not only an early internet success – but a seminal web site for the movement we now call social media. 
  • very simple management mistake News Corp. made.  News Corp tried to guide MySpace, to add planning, and to use “professional management” to determine the business’s future.  That was fatally flawed when competing with Facebook which was managed in White Space, lettting the marketplace decide where the business should go.
  • If you have an idea for networking on something, Facebook pushed its tech folks to make it happen.  And they kept listening.
marikejp

The Rise and Inglorious Fall of Myspace - Businessweek - 0 views

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    "Jackson still hustles for attention on the lower rungs of fame-he currently stars in season five of Celebrity Rehab, in which he battles his addiction to growth hormones for cable television viewers."
marikejp

The Rise and Inglorious Fall of Myspace - Businessweek - 0 views

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  • And it was becoming clear that Myspace's global effort—fueled by extravagant new offices around the world (the Smashing Pumpkins headlined the rollout in Madrid)—wasn't working. Facebook was attracting international users at a rapid rate without the expense of opening offices. Facebook was winning.
  • "O.K., so you're going to have three guys to run this company that have really never worked together and have really never been on the site and don't really understand it?" DeWolfe asks. "It was a bad decision."
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    "Jackson still hustles for attention on the lower rungs of fame-he currently stars in season five of Celebrity Rehab, in which he battles his addiction to growth hormones for cable television viewers."
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    "Jackson still hustles for attention on the lower rungs of fame-he currently stars in season five of Celebrity Rehab, in which he battles his addiction to growth hormones for cable television viewers."
marikejp

The Rise and Inglorious Fall of Myspace - Businessweek - 0 views

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social media

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  • Jackson still hustles for attention on the lower rungs of fame—he currently stars in season five of Celebrity Rehab, in which he battles his addiction to growth hormones for cable television viewers.
  • this year
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      marikejp on 17 Jul 14
       
      (2011)
  • "Getting people to come back to something that in their minds has become less useful is an incredible challenge on the Web—just ask AOL,"
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  • LinkedIn (LNKD) valued at $6.4 billion
  • Many Myspace pages appear to be host bodies for the worst kinds of advertising parasites. On the upper right-hand corner of the page for Zaiko Langa Langa, an African band Googled at random, a photo of a blonde in a tight T-shirt appears, asking, "Want a Girlfriend? View Hundreds of Pics HERE!"
  • Mismanagement, a flawed merger, and countless strategic blunders have accelerated Myspace's fall from being one of the most popular websites on earth—one that promised to redefine music, politics, dating, and pop culture—to an afterthought.
marikejp

What draws us to Facebook? - 0 views

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  • It can boost our self-esteem, satisfy our need for connectedness and self-promotion, and help us maintain offline relationships.
  • The sociable, the lonely and the narcissistic among us may turn to Facebook to satisfy different needs.
  • site's appeal into two areas: the need to belong and the need for self-presentation. Facebook, Hofmann says, satisfies both of those basic needs.
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  • Paradoxically, the researchers found that spending a lot of time on Facebook correlated with both high levels of feeling connected to other people and with high levels of disconnection.
  • "It's almost like an addiction that doesn't solve the thing that you're trying to cope with."
  • People who are lonely and disconnected spend time on Facebook to cope with their loneliness. But people who aren't lonely also spend time on Facebook, and for them the site helps maintain social connections, leading them to spend even more time there.
  • the students who felt particularly lonely and disconnected after their time away from Facebook reported sharply increased use of the site when they were allowed back on — presumably because the loneliness was motivating them to spend more time there.
  • we gain some psychological benefit even from passively viewing our own profiles.
  • students who were asked to look at their own Facebook page for just three minutes showed a boost in self-esteem
  • reinforces the version of ourselves who we want to be and can have a positive effect on our self-esteem.
  • people who updated their Facebook status frequently, tagged themselves often in photos and had many Facebook friends — including people whom they didn't know in real life — scored higher on a narcissistic personality inventory than people who used the site more judiciously.
  • can be useful because it can allow people to access information that they wouldn't otherwise know — such as a new job opportunity or a news story they might have missed.
  • "The concept is here to stay, because it is driven by human needs,"
marikejp

6 new facts about Facebook | Pew Research Center - 0 views

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  • “fear of missing out” phenomenon resonates with only a small proportion of the Facebook population
  • Users say they especially appreciate photos and videos from friends
  • 84% of users say that this aspect of Facebook life doesn’t bother them at all
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  • humorous content (39%)
  • the ability to share with many people at once
  • 5% of Facebook users strongly dislike
  • 39% of adult Facebook users have between 1 and 100 Facebook friends 23% have 101-250 friends 20% have 251-500 friends 15% have more than 500 friends
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    Has another poll of reasons
marikejp

Myspace Collapse: How The Social Network Fell Apart - 0 views

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social media

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  • Facebook offered something as basic as being able to actually see your real friends vs. anonymous friends.
  • "We tried to create every feature in the world and said, 'O.K., we can do it, why should we let a third party do it?' " said DeWolfe. "We should have picked five to ten key features that we totally focused on and let other people innovate on everything else."
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      marikejp on 17 Jul 14
       
      Same Quote from other article
marikejp

Why Are We Still on Facebook? : The New Yorker - 0 views

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  • While the reasons for joining and using Facebook were not entirely homogenous, one factor kept emerging as the strongest motivation for use: the desire to keep in touch with friends.
  • it’s not just the connection itself that matters. It’s easy enough to support someone in private but far harder to voice that same support publicly—and the public support is a much stronger sign of actual support
  • Not only are we affirming our connections in a way that sends a strong public signal, we are doing it with a lot of people at once. “We’re being allowed to essentially scale up and maintain our social networks and connections,” Gosling said. “That’s one of the reasons people become so obsessed with it—and freaked out by it.”
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  • why people decide to leave Facebook. They have found three broad themes: people see Facebook as pointless and unnecessary, they see it as a problematic distraction, and they are worried about privacy.
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