Moreover, how profound can a social connection be if it is arranged through paperwork and typically lasts only a day or two?
If users begin to migrate from Facebook to Google circles as the main social connection, it will be time to run, not walk, away.
It might, for example, have been a by-product of our curiosity about the causes of natural phenomena, or of our desire for social connection.
But the internet is social connection beyond the telephone, way beyond.
Behavioral economics has one more lesson for gift givers: If your goal is to maximize a social connection, don't give a perishable gift like flowers or chocolates.
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The team says that it was this social connection rather than just how much attention the chimps paid to the videos that influenced the "contagiousness" of the yawns.
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With some spare time on your hands, your phone would suggest making a new social connection or walking to a nearby store to pick up that book sitting in your wishlist.
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So, when searching Google for a graphic designer and all that comes up are a few design companies, classes for designing and Wikipedia pages, that social connection feels a whole lot more reliable.
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In their current infancy, the small company sits somewhere in the middle of the market, with their intuitive HTML5 interface, social connection functions, and their own twist on engaging players within a platform made by casual gamers, for casual gamers.
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But how realistic is the expectation of privacy in an age where many celebrities depend on their social media connection to fans more than they do traditional marketing machines and every moment of their lives is reported in the media?
Strong social and family connection most definitely accrues to that goal.
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We enable work across various product lines to make the connection between social and other forms easier to do.
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As our minds evolve along with these new technologies, the key connection between social media and revolutions will likely be a matter of focus.
The implication is that it is easier to improve a person's health by weakening the connection between social position and health than by targeting behaviour directly.
Former Texas Senator, Phil Gramm used to talk about, usually in connection with Social Security, needing more people pulling the wagon and fewer people riding in it.
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They would have no connection to the Social Security system.
Kin Studio mimics many of the user experience paradigms of the Kin's on-device software, including access to The Spot and a live connection to your social networks that allows you to send out unified status updates from your browser.
Last Thursday Bloomberg completely integrated Twitter into its terminals, creating a last-mile connection between companies, social media and Wall Street.
They can then extend that connection online and through social media channels.
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"Gartner talks about the Era of Nexus and I like this because it describes the coming together of big data, constant access and connection through mobile and social and new delivery capabilities through the Cloud, " said Mr. Bussmann.
Hampshire Police and Gwent Police are among the forces which have arrested people in connection with the misuse of social networking sites to incite crime.
Five more people have been charged in connection with the naming on social media of a woman who was raped by Wales footballer Ched Evans.
But for many, social networking is a way of life, a connection to others.
Social media has been in the news lately in connection with departures from news organizations.
The SmartGPS intelligently manages and updates location- relevant social media and navigation content through an onboard WiFi connection.
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That contact page will be linked to social media, so if you have a Facebook connection, you will be able to utilize additional features, such as status updates.
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Consider that some social media pros have been in the game of building virtual connection since the blogosphere was fringe territory.
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By establishing an economic and social center for the most marginalized classes, Podemos makes a connection with its clients that goes beyond microfinancing.
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The social smack that keeps us coming back to these sites is the connection to our friends, colleagues, loved ones and the other random folk that sneak into our networks.
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Take Rihanna and Chris Brown, whose reignited connection has been thoroughly documented by the pair via their social media accounts -- and just as thoroughly criticized by music fans and the news media.
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