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2011 National Teen Survey Finds: Teens Regularly Using Social Networking Sites Likelier to Smoke, Drink, Use Drugs

American teens ages 12-17 who in a typical day spend any time on social networking sites are at increased risk of smoking, drinking and drug use, according to the National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XVI: Teens and … Continue reading

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Climate Savers Computing Launches New Website, Grows to 700 members

Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI), the international consortium focused on reducing the energy consumption and carbon footprint of computing and communications equipment through power management and more energy efficient computing technologies, today announced the launch of its new website and … Continue reading

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NASA Research Leads to First Complete Map of Antarctic Ice Flow

NASA-funded researchers have created the first complete map of the speed and direction of ice flow in Antarctica. The map, which shows glaciers flowing thousands of miles from the continent’s deep interior to its coast, will be critical for tracking … Continue reading

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Study Shows that the Internet is a Powerful Tool for Helping Americans in Low-Income Households and Rural Communities Search for Jobs

Updating two studies from 2010, the Phoenix Center confirmed today that Americans who use the Internet are more likely to continue active job searches and less likely to drop out of the labor force than those that do not use … Continue reading

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PR Newswire Case Study Outlines the Benefits of Adding News Release Distribution to Small Business Marketing Plans

Small business owners are progressively more focused on increasing online visibility for their businesses while working within the constraints of limited marketing resources and smaller budgets than their larger competitors. Today, PR Newswire has released a new case study demonstrating … Continue reading

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Amazon Sites Visited by 1 in 5 Global Internet Users in June

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a report on selected global retail and auction sites based on data from the comScore Media Metrix service. The study found that of the destinations analyzed, Amazon … Continue reading

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