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SPEAK UP

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Why are so many afraid of speaking up these days? What are they afraid of? Is it the media messages delivered over time?

I teach a couple of university classes and find that a majority of students are hesitant to speak up in class. Why and what causes them to clam up?

According to published reports, our brains don’t differentiate much between emotional danger and physical danger. Whether it’s a saber-toothed tiger or a “We need to talk,” our sympathetic nervous system (the part responsible for the “flight or fight” response) kicks into high gear.

BIG BROTHER FACEBOOK

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Consumer Reports and The Markup have teamed up to investigate Facebook’s collection of consumers’ personal information.

Using a panel of 709 volunteers who shared archives of their Facebook data, we found that a total of 186,892 companies sent data about them to the social network – and that every Facebook user is likely monitored by thousands of companies.

LINKEDIN TRENDING

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Of all the available social media networking platforms, many prefer LinkedIn to meet informative, and thoughtful, professionals.

According to published reports, LinkedIn offers fantastic networking opportunities with nearly one billion global professional members worldwide. Most of them likely have valuable lifestyle, work, or current events insights and knowledge to share.

LOL

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The following are the Best Comedies of All Time, Ranked From City Lights and Duck Soup to 

Hollywood directors and producers have been responsible for making some funny films 🎥 over the years, and we have them here.

Producing a comedy flick with a long lasting appeal is a big deal. Humor is so difficult to pull off on film and video that most do not age very well as the humor has faded and no longer funny. Characters that were once humorous are not now and that’s the problem. However, some are still tickling our funny bones.

RIP SUZANNE SUMMERS

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Suzanne Marie Somers Suzanne Somers was a long-time survivor who never approached her breast cancer the traditional way.

META FACE

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The social media platform, Facebook rebranded itself as Meta back in 2021 and then settled the class-action suit the following year. 

BYE BYE BIRDIE

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“Bye, bye birdie.”: Twitter is getting rid of its longtime logo in favor of an X that marks the spot in a rebrand of the company.

The question that begs to be answered is whether it will be his parting shot, or it now turn into a XXX-rated platform.

Meanwhile, Meta already appears to hold the rights to 'X.' It could make Twitter's rebrand complicated.

TWO EVILS?

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What would you do if you had to choose the worst of two evils and felt a need to stay up with social media trends?

#CityImages left #Twitter months ago and has not looked back since. A similar situation with #Facebook. According to PolitiFact: As the 2024 presidential election comes into focus, tech giants have struggled to balance curtailing misinformation with protecting users’ political speech.