The Down Side of Blog Scraping by Linda Bailey discusses how the countless blogs found on the Internet constantly scrape information from each other, and how they often fail to verify what they borrow. This guest post will help students, educators, and parents better understand what they are dealing with when they search for work or play. It offers a sound warning to beginning and experienced bloggers. There are also some tips for testing the quality of what you find when you search. Be sure to check out more of Linda’s work at Housekeeping.Org if you want a healthier home.
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Thursday, July 4th, 2013Move Amazing News From 140 NYC – Thanks to Jeff Pulver for a Great Show.
Thursday, June 20th, 2013Welcome to day 2 of @jeffpulver’s 140 Health and Wellness Conference in New York City. Let’s start with a couple of quotes by Charlie Seltzer (@drcharlies). “Not being dead is a really good motivator,” and “following someone else’s diet and exercise plan is like using someone else’s eye glasses.” This was an amazing experience. What follows are summaries of some of the cool day 2 speakers that Jeff rounded up. I extend my regrets to those I missed and those who’s inspirational stories didn’t lend themselves to my format. Enjoy.
Hot Health Topics From 140 Conference in NYC
Wednesday, June 19th, 2013From day 1 of Jeff Pulver’s 140 Conference in New York City, I have summaries of a number of the presentations. While these stood out in terms of being easy to summarize, all of the presentations were solid and useful. Be sure to check the Day 2live feed here.
Super Guest Post on ADHD Issues by Melissa Hathaway
Monday, June 17th, 2013Is ADHD an epidemic? I don’t believe so. But drug use has more than doubled in five years in Finland. Worrying! Pasi Sahlberg, author of Finnish Lessons
It’s clear to me that ADHD is over-diagnosed and over-medicated in the United States. We are using drugs to make the students conform to an obsolete classroom environment rather than changing the environments to meet the needs of the students. Too many teachers want kids medicated so they can sit still and focus on boring stuff. Thanks to Melissa Hathaway we have a super guest post on the matter. If you are looking for a no nonsense take on the problem, you won’t be disappointed.