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12.28.2020

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Trying to Help When, Where and How We’re Able

We first invited you to Consumer Corner in June of 2020 to derive insights from...

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illustration showing the multitude of astonishing uses of your social media data

12.21.2020

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Online Media Surveillance for the Public (Greater) Good?

Online life IS life for many of us today. Social and online media are in...

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12.14.2020

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Progress is Required; Consensus is Not

During emotionally, politically and socially troubled times, it seems that individual’s social graces fall away...

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Friendsgiving and Thanksgiving 2020 Social Media mentions and net sentiment

11.30.2020

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Friendsgiving: The Holiday That (Historically) Kept on Giving – 2020 Investigation

While it was a trend that was accelerating before now, one cannot deny the ‘mass...

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11.23.2020

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Social Life of Food in a Digital World – A case of the Incredible Edible Egg

Social and online media have hatched their way into nearly every aspect of our daily...

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11.16.2020

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The ‘Truth’ About Gluten

Is gluten bad for you? At one point there was evidence that some non-Celiac patients...

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Joachim Beukelaer’s oil painting showcasing a Bustling 16th-century Flemish fish market with abundant seafood, vendors, shoppers.

11.09.2020

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Thoughts on Value, Cost and Price

Value and price have been a matter of discussion by moral philosophers and economics writers...

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11.01.2020

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#Halloween: Online Media Sentiment in 2020 Versus 2019

By October 2020 we were all aware of the many aspects of everyday life that...

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10.26.2020

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Social Media’s Positive Perception of Animal Agriculture at Agricultural Fairs

For many people involved in agriculture, particularly as children, the county or state fair is...

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10.19.2020

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Squirrels are Both Rational and Consistent; Humans are Human

It’s interesting that we use the term “squirrelly” to describe humans when they are acting...

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