Yesterday, Slate published an online piece to which numerous of my Facebook friends have linked. I initially read it wearing only my hat as a Mom and someday grandmother. The essence is that children who are drowning don't behave the way you'd expect given TV and movie depictions. They are mostly silent and not flailing [...]
Category: Communitarian economy
What does your social data tell a creditor?
For some time now, I have been tracking start-ups using social data to determine creditworthiness. In the past week, I first saw this guest post. Shortly after, a popular Silicon Valley tech news site picked it up and carried it farther here. The author seems to see only upside. For example, By analyzing years of [...]
Your best foot forward
I was catching up on technology news this morning and found a piece about a mobile application for building and sharing resumes. It caters to service industry professionals. This comment from the CEO caught my eye: “We really want to help these candidates put their best foot forward and provide a great experience to find [...]
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