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How Social Media Boosts Polarization

The Horizons Tracker

It’s increasingly well understood that social media users are exhausted by the extreme political content appearing in their feeds. This predisposition has evolved to facilitate cooperation and survival. It’s not that the algorithm is designed to disrupt cooperation,” the researchers say.

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When We Want Others To Cooperate, It Pays To Be Modest

The Horizons Tracker

When it comes to enticing others to cooperate with us, it can be tempting to boast about our credentials to appear as attractive as possible. “In social situations that depend on cooperation, people will often choose to present themselves more modestly.” ” Willing to cooperate.

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Using Social Media To Help Sustainability Research

The Horizons Tracker

As over half of the global population engages in social media, user-generated data has become an abundant source for social scientists studying attitudes toward the environment and sustainability. However, the success of social media data science faces several challenges, warns an international research team.

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Boosting Good Behavior In The Sharing Economy

The Horizons Tracker

The study looked closely at Rent the Runway and analyzed nearly 2,000 social media posts, 1,168 news articles, Rent the Runway’s ads, and interviews with bloggers and customers. “It is not realistic for platforms to expect consumers to cooperate so that all consumers can have a seamless journey.

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(20 Steps to) Effective Media Relations

Women on Business

The first step to effective media relations is shaking off the notion that editors and reporters are the enemy. Sticking it to the media is equally as detrimental to building relationships as a cloying email, social media post or face-to-face gush-a-thon. Be open and cooperative. My humble advice below. Implement.

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How To Safely Terminate An Employee.

Rich Gee Group

Extra Credit - Here’s a great article from one of my ‘great resources’ Isaiah Cooper – ENJOY! The post How To Safely Terminate An Employee. appeared first on Rich Gee Group.

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What Drives Envious Employees To Resign?

The Horizons Tracker

In our social media age, envy is something that we’re all probably capable of. The study finds that when we strive for cooperation in the workplace, envy is strongly linked with absenteeism and even a greater likelihood of leaving our job.