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A Good Walk Spoiled Just Got Social and in Your Facebook

A Good Walk Spoiled Just Got Social and in Your Facebook

The Sports Illustrated Golf Group announced the launch of SI GOLFNation, a state-of-the-art application designed to become the ultimate social hub and game management tool for golfers. The new application is a first-of-its-kind technological integration between GOLF.com (the most popular website in golf), Facebook and coming soon the iPhone. Do golfers want to be interrupted? Do golfer really want to share their scores, especially if they are poor? “Golfers are inherently social, competitive and passionate about improving their games, while also having a good time on the course and in the clubhouse,” said Ken Fuchs, SI Digital vice president....

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AV Geeks Have Superpowers :: X-Ray Vision

AV Geeks Have Superpowers :: X-Ray Vision

Socially Rejected People Often Better Judge of Sincerity. Being rejected by peers, friends and even family members may give people the added advantage of spotting a â’fakeâ’ when they encounter one. A Miami University study published in the October issue of the journal Psychological Science shows people who have faced rejection have an enhanced ability to determine whether the â’happyâ’ face before them is genuine. The research found that subjects who were manipulated to feel rejection were able to distinguish a fake smile from a real one nearly 80 percent of the time. Researchers studied 32 subjects, 17 women...

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