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What You Post On Facebook Could Impact Your Credit Score

Virginia Prescott — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:26:44 +0000

We’ve found yet another reason to be wary of what you post on Facebook. Potential employers, college admissions officers and vigilant parents are among the entities that monitor the personal information, photos, and links we choose to share on social media. Add to that list credit bureaus and payment processing companies wanting to verify identity and assess credit-worthiness. Neal Ungerleider is a reporter for Fast Company and someone we regularly turn to for the stranger side of business news. He recently reported on this new twist in the evolving social media story, and discussed it further with us.

The New Confessional Booth Conveniently Located In Your Computer

Virginia Prescott — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:19:47 +0000

Time for a high school confessional…the digital edition. Teenagers and young adults often get stern warnings against over-sharing on social media…one incriminating photo or post could torpedo a college or job application, after all. Now, students across America are turning to online confession pages – anonymous forums for relaying painful experiences, grievances, and the baring of souls. The appeal of anonymity and ease of use found on Facebook makes confession pages extremely popular among young adults. For example, UNH’s Facebook confession page has more than sixty-four hundred followers. Justine Sharrock is West Coast editor at Buzzfeed.com; she joined us to talk about high school confession pages.

Word Of Mouth 05.04.2013

Rebecca Lavoie — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:47:19 +0000

In this special edition of Word of Mouth: are we catching up with technology? This week we'll explore the very human way we interact with technology; resistance is futile.

Random Acts Of Kindness

Virginia Prescott — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:50:33 +0000

Yesterday, I was the recipient of a random act of kindness. While pushing my shopping cart through the aisles of our local Hannaford, I noticed a brightly colored envelope had been dropped in it…inside was a lottery ticket, and a note encouraging me to perform random acts of kindness for others…Well, it didn’t take much digging to figure out that this act wasn’t so random, but part of a project launched by five friends who met in college, and are now staying connected with each other through their generosity toward strangers. The five friends are: Trista Bradt, Ashley Agresta, Kristin Burger, Chelsea Kennedy and Jessica Johnson. We spoke to Jessica about the project. You can follow the “Caz Girls” on their Facebook page, and donate to their other kindness projects at their Go Fund Me site.

Dead Celebrities On Social Media

Virginia Prescott — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:05:47 +0000

Elvis is in the building! Or at least on your smartphone. Despite being laid to rest nearly 35 years ago, the King of Rock n’ Roll still posts on Facebook, and tweets several times a day…here’s a sample: “love me tender, love me sweet, never let me go… hashtag Valentine’s Day deals at Shop Elvis!” The BBC’s Matt Danzico recently looked into the social media afterlives of departed celebrities – he lets us in on how they do it.

My Life is Your Life

Virginia Prescott — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:25:38 +0000

Greta Garbo is best known throughout her storied career for her plea from the 1932 film Grand Hotel. She later left the spotlight and chose to live the rest of her life privately and anonymously – an exit considered freakish by the public and a press which shadowed her the rest of her life. Today, we know far more about everyday citizens who’s allure falls far short of Garbo’s.

Are you really my friend??

Virginia Prescott — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:13:02 +0000

A Photographer decides to go to the homes of all her Facebook friends and see if she likes them, and to take their photo.

Why These Dogs "Like" Facebook

Todd Bookman — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:47:59 +0000

Businesses and nonprofits could learn a lot from the Manchester Animal Shelter.

Word of Mouth 06.16.2012

Virginia Prescott — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:00:00 +0000

Is "liking" free speech? The legacy of Limmer Boots. Here's What's Awesome! Why slasher films fascinate. How a scientific study was co-opted by cartoon lovers. And a daughter gets to know her dad through his letters and tapes, sent to her as a child from Vietnam.

Is 'Liking' on Facebook Free Speech?

Virginia Prescott — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:07:34 +0000

Ken Paulson speaks about a sheriff's office employee that was professionally de-friended after “liking” the Facebook page of his boss’s political opponent.

Facing off over Facebook

Laura Knoy — Thu, 31 May 2012 13:00:00 +0000

A recent article in the Atlantic magazine caused a firestorm of debate over the social network’s ability to connect humankind, suggesting that it is contributing to loneliness of epic proportions.

Facebook May Not Be So Friendly For Those With Low Self-Esteem

Patti Neighmond — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 04:01:00 +0000

Posting on Facebook is an easy way to connect with people, but it also can be a means to alienate them. That can be particularly troublesome for those with low self-esteem.

People with poor self-image tend to view the glass as half empty. They complain a bit more than everyone else, and they often share their negative views and feelings when face to face with friends and acquaintances.

Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, wondered whether those behavior patterns would hold true online.

Facebook Co-Founder Chris Hughes Is Buying 'The New Republic'

Mark Memmott — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 05:01:00 +0000

Social media meets old media:

Saying that he's convinced "the demand for long-form, quality journalism is strong in our country," Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes tells NPR's Steve Inskeep that he's buying The New Republic.

That's a magazine, as Steve says, which is four times older than its new owner.

Facebook: Lots Of Friends, But Stock Offering Has Risks

Steve Henn — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:41:00 +0000

When a company files to go public it has to lay out in black and white the biggest risks that face the firm. What could kill it? What could undermine its business? Wipe out all its investors' money? Executives are required to reveal this by law.

It makes great reading, so I've been flipping through Facebook's IPO filing.

What do YOU think of our new credits?

Rebecca Lavoie — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:36:07 +0000

We want your feedback...really.