Less effortful thinking leads to more social networking? The associations between the use of social network sites and personality traits 

    

"Social network sites (SNS) have become an important social milieu that enables interpersonal communication by allowing users to share and create information. This study explored the associations between SNS use and personality traits, i.e., need for cognition (NFC) and information and communication technology (ICT) innovativeness. The findings showed that the SNS use had a negative association with NFC and a positive association with ICT innovativeness. Specifically, people who were more likely to engage in effortful thinking used SNS less often, and those who were high in ICT innovativeness used SNS more often. Meanwhile, those who spent more time on SNS were more likely to be multitaskers. Additionally, those who spent more time on SNS also spent more Internet time in general, more online time for study/work and more time in surfing the Web with no specific purpose. This study, which could be a first look at the link between social networking and our thinking, provides evidence for the associations between social media use and personality traits." 

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Within Gmail, these newly added file formats will now show a “View” link (as shown in the above Photoshop attachment); clicking on the "View" link will allow you to view any supported attachment within the Google Docs Viewer.

For further information about virtual volunteering, visit Online Volunteering Tips, Technology and Tools or Pioneering Online Volunteering Program Developer Randy Tyler. 

For further information about virtual volunteering, visit Online Volunteering Tips, Technology and Tools or Pioneering Online Volunteering Program Developer Randy Tyler. 

For further information about virtual volunteering, visit Online Volunteering Tips, Technology and Tools or Pioneering Online Volunteering Program Developer Randy Tyler. 

The report which polled more than 800 volunteering groups, found that traditional forms of volunteering remained popular but new forms of participation were emerging and needed to be accommodated.

The report will inform the National Volunteering Strategy, which the Australian Government plans to release later in 2011.

http://thirdsectormagazine.com.au/news/national_volunteering_strategy_consultation_released/054658/

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Two-step verification: what you need

1. A phone that is usually available to you when you sign in. This could be:
   • A standard phone (landline or mobile)
   • Any Android device, BlackBerry device, iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad that can run the Google Authenticator application
2. A backup phone that you can use if you lose access to your primary phone. This could be:
   • A work or home phone (landline or mobile)
   • The phone of someone you trust, like a friend or family member
   For further information:
   http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/advanced-sign-in-security-for-your.html

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v, The National Young Volunteers’ Service, commissioned YouGov to conduct a research project to better understand attitudes of employees and employers towards employee volunteering schemes1. This report presents the findings from two surveys, carried out in the first half of November 2010, which compared and contrasted the perspectives of over 500 managers and over 1,000 other employees. Participants were drawn from a representative cross-section of (UK-based) private, public and charity sectors and size of organisation.

Some of the December 2010 report findings:

Download the 38 page PDF December 2010 report findings entitled "Volunteering is the Business: Employers’ and employees’ attitudes to workplace based volunteering" from the following URL:

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