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What Is Long-Term Care Insurance, and Why Is It Important?

The Realtime Report

The policy typically covers assistance with various tasks such as eating, bathing, dressing, and medication management. Most policies cover both home care services as well as skilled nursing services. Additionally, some employers offer group discount rates on long-term care insurance for their employees.

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Study Finds Only One Type of Consumer Dictates Price

The Realtime Report

Study Finds Only One Type of Consumer Dictates Price Researchers compare multiple categories of shoppers and find the linchpin It’s commonly assumed that the supply and demand economics of the consumer marketplace dictate price. But researchers have found it’s not always that simple.

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MUST WATCH: The state of the internet and group-forming

SocialFish

I pointed last week to the latest Pew Internet research study about internet users and groups which found that the users most engaged with social media are also the most engaged in groups. According to Pew, American adults active in groups were asked about three potential reasons for being active in social or civic groups.

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1 In 3 Social Media Users Say Influencers Are Strong Advocates For Addiction Awareness

The Realtime Report

When it comes to sharing research-based and scientific information on social media, rampant misinformation can make it very difficult. In fact, during the pandemic, Instagram updated their moderation policy as part of an attempt to prevent the spread of misinformation.

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Digital grassroots: the Internet fights back

Sherrilynne Starkie

Mr. Geist, the Canada research chair of Internet and e-commerce law at the University of Ottawa is widely known as a newspaper columnist for the Ottawa Citizen and the Toronto Star. This was when groups first started to come together to self-organize online.”. It’s not just noise; Canadians were able to influence government policy.

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Dark Social in 2023: Here’s Why (and How) You Should Track It

Hootsuite

Dark social is sharing content or mentioning brands on private social media channels, including through direct messaging, email, private groups, and more. Private social media channels , such as closed Facebook Groups, private subreddits, or personal profile content shared only with friends/followers. Browsed a Facebook Group?

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AI ethics: How marketers should embrace innovation responsibly

Sprout Social

And with works like Parable of the Sower, the Machine and I, Robot within the cultural zeitgeist, it’s understandable why sci-fi fans, researchers and technologists alike warn of the dangers of ignoring AI ethics. This can stem from lack of research or biased datasets, among other reasons.