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How One Blog Is Working To Change The Way We Talk About Mental Health

May 14, 2015 minterest Social Media

Research suggests that social media can be a source of negativity and loneliness — but what if we started putting a positive spin on the conversation? That’s what the microblogging platform Tumblr is hoping to do with their new Post It Forward initiative. The company partnered with influential people as varied as Vice President Joe Biden and “Pitch Perfect” actress

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‘Facebook for Scientists’ Could Change Science Research For Good — And For The Better

May 11, 2015 minterest Social Media

Ijad Madisch knows how quickly things can spread — viruses, for example. The 34-year-old has studied pathogens, including at Harvard. Now he’s preoccupied with finding out the shortest amount of time it takes for knowledge to get from Toronto to Timbuktu, from Beijing to Berlin. That’s because Madisch, whose family comes from Syria, is using his Berlin-based startup, ResearchGate, to

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Can Dove Change The Way Women Tweet About Beauty And Body Image?

February 19, 2015 minterest Social Media

Dove is working with Twitter to make the social platform a more hospitable place for women. They’ve teamed up to launch #SpeakBeautiful, a campaign encouraging women to be more positive when tweeting about beauty and body image. This announcement comes just weeks after Twitter CEO Dick Costolo acknowledged the platform’s issue with trolling and abuse, much of which is directed

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