Earlier this month, I finally purchased a DNA test at 23andMe, the personal genetics company based in Silicon Valley. When the test kit arrived, I duly spat into the plastic tube and posted it back.
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Social media has rapidly become an important part of many peoples’ lives, not just as a way to keep up with friends and family, but also for professional networks, exploring fields of research, shopping, sharing content and fostering online communities. It has also become a crucial aspect of a businesses’ online presence- now a firm can connect with consumers and tailor their online relationships with customers, other brands, and with employees. Learn more about these trends, including social marketing, content development, branding, video + media applications, social tv, and the growing influence of mobile devices in social media... Via Lauren Moss, Brian Yanish - MarketingHits.com, Martin (Marty) Smith 
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December 13, 2012 12:57 PM
I love that point Martin! I think people call it social because of the personal element to it as opposed to advertising and things like that, especially because it's so interactive in nature. Do you have a suggestion as to what to change the name to?
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December 14, 2012 6:23 AM
(From the article): "The coming year will see a massive increase in companies using social media services to market their goods and services, recognising the potential for sharing content and information and enhancing engagement with target audiences." Delete the scoop?
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"You know when you build that you can't change nature, because the ocean is going to do what it's going to do. When you live here you know that that's the risk you take." Help is on the way in the form of dredging and a beach ... Delete the scoop?
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GMA News Online Sports » Football ... The club would not name the players in question or of what nature the remarks were, but the spokesman refused to deny that John Obi Mikel had visited the referee's room after the game. Delete the scoop?
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Like many with a love of sport, I was deeply distressed at the seemingly entrenched and systemic nature of the doping revealed to be so prevalent among some of the world's best professional cyclists. Put simply, doping is ... Delete the scoop?
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Emotions are the first means of communication for us all and they remain the universal language that can connect or divide us. Via Anita Delete the scoop?
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Hollywood ReporterRed Bull Launches Sports Cinema Event 'Heroes By Nature'Hollywood ReporterBranded Heroes By Nature, the events will highlight short and feature length films on extreme action sports such as surfing, climbing, mountain biking or... Delete the scoop?
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A los animales también les gusta jugar al fútbol, ejemplos: http://ow.ly/6ou3W, http://ow.ly/6ou43 y http://ow.ly/6ou4g #futbol... Via FerChIsSs :) Delete the scoop?
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Earlier this month, I finally purchased a DNA test at 23andMe, the personal genetics company based in Silicon Valley. When the test kit arrived, I duly spat into the plastic tube and posted it back. Via Alex Butler
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Smartphones aren't just hard on eyes and posture -- they can also help lead to better health. COMO LOS TELEFONOS INTELIGENTES PUEDEN AYUDARTE EN CUIDAR TU SALUD. Via Alex Butler Delete the scoop?
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Jeff Payne, the nursery's mitigation specialist, has spent the past seven years with Banksavers learning about restoration of clear-cut areas, drainage, salmon habitat and natural beauty. "Our focus is to emulate nature and ... Delete the scoop?
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I also cited a piece from the American Journal of Sports Medicine that claimed football knee injuries are 40% more likely on turf, compared to natural grass. There are high school and youth football teams that practice at ... Delete the scoop?
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visitjordan's photo on Instagram (RT @OmarBiltaji: #Beauty of #Nature.. RT and #PromoteJO .. Delete the scoop?
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Representantes de los gobiernos de 50 países se han reunido en Bonn (Alemania) para celebrar la primera reunión oficial de los signatarios del Memorando de Entendimiento sobre la Conservación de los Tiburones Migratorios (MdE) concluido en el marco de la Convención sobre las Especies Migratorias (CMS). Via Dominique Delete the scoop?
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La alternativa de solución está ligada directamete a una concienzuda educación ambiental en todos los estamentos de la sociedad. Via joshelo Delete the scoop?
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Soon, your phone will know more about your health history and fitness goals than your doctor does. Via Alex Butler Delete the scoop?
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Is there a correlation between how consumers use mobile phones or embrace social media channels such as Twitter and the type of traveller they are and trips they prefer taking?LO QUE LE GUSTA Y NO LE GUSTA A LOS VIAJEROS. Via Tourism Australia Global Insights Delete the scoop?
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Digitally Sick Podcast this week looks at social listening.
What is social media listening? How can you integrate this into your business process in a way that drives real value? Does it mean traditional market research is living on borrowed time?
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Three finalists present plans for major new bridge in Los Angeles: The groups—headed by HNTB, AECOM, and Parsons Brinckerhoff— have all been shortlisted to create the city’s new Sixth Street Viaduct. Their vivid public presentations were the first glimpse of what will likely be LA’s next major icon. The original 3,500-foot-long structure, a famous rounded Art Deco span designed in 1932, has been deemed unsalvageable due to irreversible decay, and in April the city’s Bureau of Engineering called for a competition to design a new, $400 million, cable stayed structure. Following the city’s lead, all three teams presented plans that not only showcased memorable forms, but embraced people-friendly designs, including pedestrian paths, parks, and connections to the river below. The push reveals Los Angeles’s focus on attracting people and talent through increased livability. Such moves are a welcome, if uphill battle considering that so much of the city has been designed for cars, not people... Via Lauren Moss Delete the scoop?
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