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Content Science releases results of first comprehensive study of web content credibility and sheds light on how people judge credibility of digital content from businesses, media, nonprofits, government agencies, and personalities. ATLANTA, GA (PRWEB) March 05, 2012 A new study by research firm Content Science suggests that people do not find web content reliable, and their trust in web content has not improved over the past 5 years. The study consisted of a comprehensive survey...

People who read news on the web tend to trust the gate even if there is no gatekeeper, according to Penn State researchers. When readers access a story from a credible news source they trust through an online portal, they also tend to trust the portal, said S. Shyam Sundar, Distinguished Professor of Communications and co-director of the Media Effects Research Laboratory. Most of these portals use computers, not people, to automatically sort and post stories. Sundar said this transfer...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- When Faith Perceptions was founded in 2008 offering a mystery guest program (similar to mystery shopping in a business context), they knew they were onto something. It turns out they were onto something big. Faith Perceptions experienced a 300% increase in growth in 2011 over 2010. They also expanded from one State to eight, and are working with four Christian denominations. This makes it the fastest growing firm of its...

Children could learn valuable lessons in moral citizenship, such as making moral judgments and informed choices, through taking part in philosophical dialogue, according to researchers at Strathclyde. A study of more than 130 primary and secondary pupils found that taking part in practical philosophy sessions improved the children’s listening skills, gave them greater respect for other people, encouraged them to consider other perspectives and ideas they may not otherwise have thought...

Targeting that market could boost sales by more than 50%, says ICAA CEO Colin Milner Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) November 21, 2011 Boomers and their parents are over 110 million strong. With more than 2 trillion dollars in spending power, they are 47 times richer than their younger counterparts, and account for 55% of discretionary income in the United States. Yet, the vast majority of marketing dollars are spent on adults 35 and younger. In the United Kingdom, for example, a recent survey...

New research from the University of Missouri indicates that at 10 months, babies start to understand another person’s thought process, providing new insights on how humans acquire knowledge and how communication develops. “Understanding other people is a key factor in successful communication, and humans start to understand this at a very young age,” said Yuyan Luo, associate professor of developmental psychology in the MU College of Arts and Science. “Our study indicates that...

Cyber war, long considered by many experts within the defense establishment to be a significant threat, if not an ongoing one, may never take place according to Dr Thomas Rid of King’s College London. In a paper published in The Journal of Strategic Studies, Dr Thomas Rid, from the Department of War Studies, argues that cyber warfare has never taken place, nor is it currently doing so and it is unlikely to take place in the future. Dr Rid said: ‘The threat intuitively makes sense:...

Angels Made Simple has launched a new website designed to empower individuals with the ability to connect with their angel guides for advice, guidance and more while acting as an important resource and information about angel guides. Lansing, MI (PRWEB) October 17, 2011 When Barbara Cromwell was young and began to experience changes as a result of an illness, she never imagined it would lead her down a path of helping and guiding other people. Now, with the launch of her new website,...

(Ivanhoe Newswire) "“ This new study shows that those who believe in a benevolent God tend to worry less and be more tolerant of life's uncertainties than those who believe in an indifferent or punishing God.The paper urges mental health professionals to integrate patients' spiritual beliefs into their treatment regimens, especially for patients who are religious."The implications of this paper for the field of psychiatry are that we have to take patients' spirituality more seriously...

Researchers at Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital have found that those who believe in a benevolent God tend to worry less and be more tolerant of life's uncertainties than those who believe in an indifferent or punishing God.The paper, recently published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology, which will be presented by lead author David H. Rosmarin, PhD, assistant in psychology at McLean, at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association on Friday, Aug. 5 in Washington, D.C.,...