Pentagon Studies Impact of Social Media on Long Deployments by Erik Sass

Social media has been a boon for people enduring long separations from their loved ones, and with the Department of Defense loosening restrictions on social media activities, those benefits are now being shared by military personnel who face long deployments overseas. To determine what kind of psychological impacts social media use has on service members' long-term relationships, the Pentagon has commissioned a study by social psychologists who will follow 8,000 families before, during, and after deployments, according to the Military Times, which first reported the news. ...Read the whole story

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    The German shoe company says the launch is the largest investment it has made in the U.S. this year, and that the new sneaker offers maximum stability and flexibility, with funky foam shapes that compress on impact to widen the base of the shoe. ...Read the whole story

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