March 21, 2013

Maybe you don’t have to hide your computer screen while watching the NCAA basketball tournament. A survey found that three out of four managers believe sports-related activities in the workplace have no impact on employee productivity. And 20% of managers said work activities tied to the tournament were good for employee morale. Source Link 


That sloppy spelling in a text message may be more than just auto-correct gone bad -- it could be a medical condition called distextia. Health investigators say in one case, a stroke victim had no symptoms other than sending a garbled text message, but was unable to see the problem with the typing. Testing showed he had suffered a brain attack. Source Link


The move to the mobile web is all but complete for America’s teenagers. A recent survey showed three out of four teenagers access the web on handheld devices. And over one-third of teenagers now have smartphones, and ownership did not vary by family income. Source Link