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5Dec

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SOCIAL MEDIA

What’s This Hashtag Thing All About?

The Entrepreneur's Beginner's Guide to Hashtags. How a Few Words Can Increase Social Media Engagement. I'm sure you've noticed there's no shortage of social media techniques and tips out there! But have you also noticed the majority of those tips focus on general info, like how to get more followers or likes, or how to post compelling content to engage your users? Those resources are important, but I notice that sometimes hashtags get forgotten about. They're rarely mentioned in marketing articles, but they're such a great tool for building your brand, raising awareness around marketing campaigns and engaging/entertaining your audience. How Do Hashtags Work? If you're new to social media, I know it can seem overwhelming. You may have seen these words with the # in front of them on...

More Young Adults Are Living With Their Parents – Is That Necessarily A Bad Thing?

4Apr

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SOCIETY

More Young Adults Are Living With Their Parents – Is That Necessarily A Bad Thing?

When the Pew Research Center recently reported that the proportion of 18-to-29-year-old Americans who live with their parents has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, perhaps you saw some of the breathless headlines hyping how it’s higher than at any time since the Great Depression. From my perspective, the real story here is less alarming than you might think. And it’s actually quite a bit more interesting than the sound bite summary. For 30 years I’ve been studying 18-to-29-year-olds, an age group I call “emerging adults” to describe their in-between status as no longer adolescents, but not fully adult. Even 30 years ago, adulthood – typically marked by a stable job, a long-term partnership and financial independence – was coming later than it had in the past. Yes, a lot of emergi...

3Apr

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SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

What is the slowest thing on Earth?

In the words of the infamous villain, Dr. Evil: “Lasers.” Lasers focus a narrow, directed beam of light on a specific spot, making them a great tool for cutting, burning, welding – or in the case of Dr. Evil, shooting enemies from atop a shark. These activities all produce or require heat. Laser beams travel at the speed of light, more than 670 million miles per hour, making them the fastest thing in the universe. So how does a laser produce the slowest thing on Earth? First, it’s important to understand the relationship between an object’s temperature and its speed. The hotter something is, the more energy it has and the faster it moves. Even things that appear to be perfectly still – say, a pen or your notebook – are not. On a microscopic level, the particles they’re made of are movin...

Fate, Destiny, Purpose – It’s the Same Thing

2Jun

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Journalism

Fate, Destiny, Purpose – It’s the Same Thing

Fate, destiny, and purpose are really the same thing. Our definition determines the positive or negative view of these words in reference to our own lives. One of these words is mostly used to define something negative, and one of these words always seems positive, while the third word can go either way. Fate. Fate can have a very negative connotation. "It was fate" that she would be hurt by the very weapon she used against others. Miriam Webster a: an inevitable and often adverse outcome, condition, or end b: disaster; especially death. We all know that when we hear "It was fatal", we know it means death. Destiny. "He was destined to drop out of school", "He was destined to become a doctor". Miriam Webster: something to which a person or thing is destined a: fortune destiny. Ac...