Black Friday may have fizzled at some brick and mortar stores, but Cyber Monday had holiday shoppers filling their virtual carts. It’s estimated that online shopping was up 17-percent on Monday and one-third of that was completed using smartphones and tablets, marking a tipping point for online versus in-person holiday shopping. Source Link
Keeping a journal can be a useful tool when trying to lose weight, but what if you're not into note-taking? A new study found that text messaging can be an easy alternative. Subjects who received daily texts and responded with details on eating and exercise stayed on-track and lost more weight. Source Link
How do you reach out to family and friends for the holidays – in-person, on the phone, or by email? A new survey found that more men prefer calling rather than digital correspondence, with the typical person spending 11 hours on the phone during the holidays. Only 5-percent of people planned to use a handwritten card or letter. Source Link
