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Category Archives: Science
In their own words: What bothers children online? – EU Kids Online
We already mentioned the EU Kids Online survey that found that 55% of 9-16 year olds think that there are things online that bother children their age. Also, 12% of … Continue reading
Smoking Cessation Support By Phone: What Information Do Smokers Want?
There are different approaches to support smokers that want to quit smoking. In the mobile area there are on the one hand services based on texting like for example Smokefree … Continue reading
Mobile Apps for Kids: Disclosures Still Not Making the Grade – US Federal Trade Commission Report
The US Federal Trade Commission issued a new staff report, “Mobile Apps for Kids: Disclosures Still Not Making the Grade,” examining the privacy disclosures and practices of apps offered for … Continue reading
Study: Texting And Driving Kills More Teens Annually Than Drinking And Driving « CBS New York [VIDEO]
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Texting while driving has now surpassed drinking and driving as the leading cause of death among teens, according to a new study. More than 3,000 teens … Continue reading
Virtual Reality Compares Favourably With Face-To-Face For Weight Loss
A study from the Department of Dietetics and Nutrition at the University of Kansas Medical Center compared weight loss and maintenance between a face-to-face weight management clinic and a clinic … Continue reading
How Are Mobile Phones Changing Social Media? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Flowtown – Social Media Marketing Application
23 Facts About Kids And Technology You Might Not Know
The Huffington Post, the first commercially run, United States digital media enterprise to win a Pulitzer Prize, recently published a post on a study about kids‘ use of social media … Continue reading
Social Media Addiction Disorder – [INFOGRAPHIC]
In 2012 researchers at the University of Bergen in Norway developed and published a Facebook Addiction Scale to measure the addiction to social media based on the six core elements … Continue reading
DBT Self-help – An App To Support Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a form of psychotherapy that was originally developed by Marsha M. Linehan, a psychology researcher at the University of Washington, to treat people with borderline … Continue reading
