According to an analysis of 2.4 million tweets in 84 countries, the day dawns full of promise. But moods go downhill during the day, finally rebounding at night.
Seasonal variations in day length and sleep cycles affect people in similar ways across cultures, report Cornell University researchers Scott Golder, a doctoral student in the field of sociology, and Michael Macy, professor of sociology, in a study published recently in the journal Science.
France’s Odd Internet Laws Explained: Fairness Vs. Innovation by BY Gregory Ferenstein : There’s a method to the madness of France’s curious Internet bans—an underlying philosophy that’s causing conflict with companies around the world…Innovation has its own philosophy: the solution to problems is more choice, more ideas, and more users. The battle over innovation, however, ultimately creates winners and losers, a troubling notion for governments more concerned with fairness than the advancement of ideas.
