'Long-term harm' of too much TV for toddlers The more TV a toddler watches, the higher the likelihood they will do badly at school and have poor health at the age of 10, researchers warn. The study of 1,300 children by Michigan and Montreal universities found negative effects on older children rose with every hour of toddler TV. Performance at school was worse, while consumption of junk foods was higher. UK experts said parents could allow young children to watch "some" high quality TV. The study, part of the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development Main Exposure, asked parents how much TV their children watched at 29 months (two years and five months) and 53 months (four years and five months). On average, the two-year-olds watched just under nine hours of TV per week, while for four-year-olds the average was just under 15 hours. But 11% of the two-year-olds and 23% of four-year-olds watched more than the recommended maximum of two hours of TV a day. 'Common sense' 'Radical'
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Face-to-face time makes us happier than Facebook - News, Gadgets The Happiness Barometer, conducted in 16 countries across the globe, was based on the Coca-Cola Happiness Index, which surveyed between 500 to 1,000 people per country. Almost two-fifths, or 40 per cent, of those surveyed said catching up with their loved ones after work was the happiest time of their day, while more than 20 per cent said they were happiest when eating with their families. By contrast, only 5 per cent said they were happiest when connecting with friends online, and even less - 2 per cent - said the first text message of the day made them joyful. Families and partners were, by far, the biggest source of happiness for almost 80 per cent of those surveyed, with friends coming up next at 15 per cent. "Despite our celebrity driven culture, fame is not likely in itself to be a primary source of happiness. Instead, real happiness depends on our connecting with people, especially through love and kindness," the study said.
GRAVESEND: Literacy group rises from ashes to win award (From Ne GRAVESEND: Literacy group rises from ashes to win award 4:59pm Tuesday 11th May 2010 in News By Abigail Foulkes AN ADULT literacy group that rose from the ashes after being closed down is set to receive a national award. Sue Gorton’s English Group will be given the National Group prize at the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) awards ceremony in Westminster on Friday (May 21). The group, which has 11 members and meets weekly in St Aidan's Way, Gravesend, re-opened independently after its classes at the Victoria Centre in Gravesend were cut in 2006 due to a lack of funding. Determined to continue, members united to raise £1,000 to cover course costs through luncheons and raffles. Mrs Gorton said: "We are extremely proud that a small group like ours should get national recognition. “This is a remarkable story of perseverance and determination by a group of adults who have discovered the joy of learning together." People who read this article also read
Top 10 YouTube Tips for Small Businesses This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. Video can be a very powerful tool for businesses of any size, but YouTube's free-to-use model, ease of use and mass market audience means it's a great channel for small businesses. However, like any tool, in order to get the most of it, it needs to be used well. We've pulled together ten top tips to help you get the most out of YouTube. 1. First things first, customizing your channel is well worth the time it will take to set it up. 2. Since March 2010 auto-captioning has been available to all YouTube users, so there's no technical excuse not to. 3. A recent "improvement" from YouTube is the ability to add comments that display over the top of the footage. 4. 5. Don't be a YouTube island. 6. Be sure to organize your content to be viewer-friendly rather than just offer a linear stream of video uploads. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Why Retention Should Be Your Top Priority in Social Media Market Jeremy Richardson heads up Business Development at Mixpanel, Inc. a real-time analytics service that helps companies understand how users behave with web applications. Everyone in social media knows that virality is the number one metric to track if you want to be a success. If a game goes viral, then there’s no stopping it, right? On the surface, this may seem correct. However, I believe that there's a much better metric for businesses to pay attention to: Retention. The viral growth rate, or "K-factor," is the accepted way to measure the virality of a product. Now don’t get me wrong — I believe that virality is a very important metric and should always be tracked. Why Track Retention? There are two primary reasons why tracking retention is important for any business. Retention and Virality As I stated, the K-factor is the product of three numbers, so to increase that product, we want to make all three numbers as large as possible. Retention for the Long Term Think Value, Not Hype
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