July 26, 2012

Here's something to keep in mind each time you use Twitter – every one of those 140-character missives will live forever for future generations. The Library of Congress is keeping up with its pledge to archive every public message on Twitter. But the agency has yet to create a process to give researchers access to the 400 million tweets that are recorded each day. Source Link

Call it the trifecta of successful weight loss for women. New research shows that keeping a food journal, not skipping meals, and avoiding going out to lunch are the three best tools to help you lose weight. Researchers say overall calorie reduction is more important than whether a diet focuses on low-fat or low-carbohydrate choices. Source Link

So how much do teenagers depend on technology to stay connected to the world? A new study found that one out of six teens say they'd stop communicating altogether if their favorite social network shut down. Nine out of ten use Facebook and slightly more have mobile phones, and only 6% say they'd consider using a house phone or writing a letter as an alternative to being plugged-in. Source Link