Buzzsumo, which provides insights into the most popular content online and the influencers sharing it, recently did a survey of 100 million headlines published between March 1, 2017 and May 10, 2017, to find what three word phrases or trigrams gained the most Facebook engagements (likes, shares, comments). And so what was the most popular phrase? … Continue reading This Post Will Make You… →

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Last spring, I wrote about my wonderful experience as a participant in VUnited, a program run by Villanova students that provides an opportunity for people with intellectual disabilities to be exposed to college life. This past weekend was the final week of the program, and included presentations by the students, along with awarding the students certificates of … Continue reading Another Great Semester of VUnited →

See Jimmy. See Jimmy stare at blank screen for two hours. See Jimmy finally write his blog. See Mary. See Mary read Jimmy's blog. See Mary fall asleep. See Pat. See Pat like Jimmy's blog. See Jimmy's total likes for his blog posts usually equal one. See Jimmy's subscribers. See Jimmy whine about how few … Continue reading Special Blog Edition for Fourth Graders* →

New Jersey lawmakers are moving forward with legislation that would make operating a drone under the influence of alcohol a disorderly persons offense, which carries a sentence of up to six months in prison, a $1,000 fine or both. The legislation cleared an Assembly committee on Monday and is up for a vote in the full … Continue reading Drunk Droning? →

Back in July I wrote a post (based on a Dan Ariely WSJ column ) about how sharing embarrassing stories is a wonderful way to get to know one another, and I shared a few such stories. Leigh Thompson, a professor at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and the author of nine … Continue reading Another Benefit of Sharing Embarrassing Moments →

Imagine companies advertising how bad their products are. If you think there is some benefit to be gained from advertising, then this behavior makes no sense. Yet several companies started doing just that. I should also point out that such advertising was mandated by the Department of Justice. So what companies are doing this, and … Continue reading Companies Get Together to Create Ads That Are Highly Critical of Its Products →

Apple released an app last week that will enable it to test the Apple Watch’s ability to track irregular heart rhythms as part of a study done in collaboration with Stanford University researchers. A key aspect of the app is its ability to detect irregular heartbeats—a condition known as atrial fibrillation (a-fib) that often goes unnoticed … Continue reading If the Apple Watch Could Do This Accurately, I’d Buy It In a Heartbeat →

Two years ago I wrote about one of my favorite Christmas songs - "Baby It's Cold Outside". While there are multiple versions of the song, I noted a couple of my favorites in that post, one featuring Bobby Mercer and Margaret Whiting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7EwLvvxbYI and this one from the movie Elf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp3UoqOkFJo But a story in … Continue reading Should One of My Favorite Christmas Songs Be Banned? →