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- Lessons in Effective Persuasion and "Social Proof"
- The Find: It's not news that popularity breeds popularity and people follow the herd, but social psychology research points out that this principle, known as "social proof," can radically improve results and is often underutilized. The Source: An experiment on hotel guests towel recycling habits related in...
- Blog posts 2008-06-18
- Mortgagee Must Comply With The Terms And Conditions Of The Policy To Recover In A Fire Loss
- Although there seems to be some support for the relation back theory, the application of the theory would seem to be contrary to the proposition that the insured and mortgagee have separate and independent causes of action and seems to disregard the specific policy language relating to the mortgagee. As...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- How to Use Herd Behavior to Get Others to Follow (the Funny Guy Dancing Post)
- You walk down the street and you see a man staring up at the sky. "This guy forgot his meds," you think. Walk down the street and see three or four people staring up at the sky, and suddenly you find yourself stopping and staring, too. Are you nuts? Psychologists...
- Blog posts 2009-06-10
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- Lessons in Effective Persuasion and "Social Proof"
- Lessons in Effective Persuasion and "Social Proof"social proofPersuasion is a fascinating area of research, and one easily confounded. Specifically, attributing causality to one factor when other factors may be confounding the results. In the case given for evidence of social proof, the key is in the interpretation of the "cause"...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-20
- Burden of Proof for a Legal Fraud Claim Is Confused and Unsettled
- Legal fraud consists of (1) a material representation of a presently existing or past fact, (2) made with knowledge of its falsity and (3) with the intention that the other party rely thereon, (4) resulting in reliance by that party (5) to his or her detriment. Until the mid-1980s, the...
- White papers 2002-10-07
- CNN drops shows.(Burden of Proof and New Site)(Brief Article)
- With franchise players Paula Zahn and Aaron Brawn firmly installed, CNN is dumping two midday shows: Burden of Proof and New Site, both off the air since Sept. 11. News Site host Joie Chen and Burden of Proof co-host Roger Cossack are Leaving the c ...
- Research articles 2001-12-10
- Sift-proof guns: Nordson Corp.(Equipment)
- SureSeal non-contact, sift proof guns feature a high-speed, high-flow module design that optimizes adhesive pattern flexibility and improves adhesive use by 25-50% compared to traditional pneumatic sift-proof guns Pattern flexibility is achieved usin SureSeal non-contact, sift proof guns feature a high-speed, high-flow module design that...
- Research articles 2004-11-01
- Explosion-proof motors. (New Products).(Baldor Electric Co.)(Brief Article)
- BALDOR ELECTRIC CO., FORT SMITH, ARK. This company has added new ratings to its line of explosion-proof motors that now extend from 1/4 hp to 300 hp and NEMA 449T frame sizes. The company stocks nearly 350 different explosion-proof motors, including BALDOR ELECTRIC CO., FORT...
- Research articles 2001-11-01
- FOR SALE: Proof That Balloon Boy Was A Hoax [Balloonbrat]
- There is allegedly proof that the story of balloon boy Falcon Heene was a stunt to help pitch a television show. But the purported proof will cost you thousands of dollars to get. Today, we spoke with a Denver-area student who claims to have worked with Falcon's father, Richard Heene,...
- News items 2009-10-16
- Secure Implementation Experiments: Do Strategy-Proof Mechanisms Really Work?
- Strategy-proofness, requiring that truth-telling is a dominant strategy, is a standard concept used in social choice theory. In particular, announcing one's true preference may not be a unique dominant strategy, and almost all strategy-proof mechanisms have a continuum of Nash equilibria. For only a subset of strategy-proof mechanisms do the...
- White papers 2003-04-01
- Top 5 Recession-Proof Jobs
- The Find: The economic news may be moving from bad to dreadful, but at least some folks don't have to worry; one recruitment company has identified the top five recession-proof jobs. The Source: A study from Washington, DC based recruitment company, Jobfox. The Takeaway:...
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- Chicken Not So Recession-Proof This Time
- On the first day of this month, I noted that Robert Feldman, Morgan Stanley’s chief economist was predicting "massive shift to chicken" as people sought alternatives to pricier pork and beef. If that's happening, though, it's not helping U.S.-based chicken processors much. Tyson Foods, in particular, is...
- Blog posts 2008-07-29
- Department of State Upgrades Security of Proof of Passport Application.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-22 June 2007-US DEPT OF STATE: Department of State Upgrades Security of Proof of Passport ApplicationC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:21062007 The Department has strengthened security standards for access to the proof of passport application that some Americans are temporarily ...
- Research articles 2007-06-22
- Default Proof Credit Card System Inc. makes announcement
- MIAMI--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 27, 1997--Default Proof Credit Card System Inc.'s DPRS Business Plan for 1997 continues to move forward. Investment bankers in New York and Default Proof Credit Card System Inc., in Miami, have entered into an agreement for the marketing, processing, and issuance of VISAr and MASTERCARDr...
- Research articles 1997-02-27
- Trident present IP67 Water-proof controllers for harsh and wet environments.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-7 September 2006-TRIDENT: Trident present IP67 Water-proof controllers for harsh and wet environmentsC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:07092006 Redhill, UK: Trident, a leading distributor for embedded computing solutions across Europe, is pleased to announce the introduction of Aaeon's new AEC-6710...
- Research articles 2006-09-07
- Iridian Awards Proof Positive Certification for the IrisGuard IG- H100 Handheld Camera
- Wireless News 08-31-2005 Iridian Awards Proof Positive Certification for the IrisGuard IG- H100 Handheld Camera WIRELESS NEWS-August 31, 2005-Iridian Awards Proof Positive Certification for the IrisGuard IG-H100 Handheld Camera C2005 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Iridian Technologies announced...
- Research articles 2005-08-31
- Secure Implementation: Strategy-Proof Mechanisms Reconsidered
- Strategy-proofness, requiring that truth-telling is a dominant strategy, is a standard concept in social choice theory. However, the concept of strategy-proofness has serious drawbacks. First, announcing one's true preference may not be a unique dominant strategy, and using the wrong dominant strategy may lead to the wrong outcome. Second, almost...
- White papers 2003-09-01
- Top 5 Recession-Proof Jobs
- Top 5 Recession-Proof JobsRecession-proof jobsSo where does "blogger" rate on the list? Actually, don't tell me.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- Google proof.
- BP International has contracted Tadpole Technology (Edinburgh, UK) to develop a proof of concept application utilising Google Earth. The application will be delivered to BP Group Fire Advisor to improve the management of system integrity and regulato BP International has contracted Tadpole Technology (Edinburgh, UK) ...
- Research articles 2007-04-01
- Bullet-proof body armor made of carbon nanotubes.(METALS/POLYMERS/CERAMICS)
- Bullet-proof body armor based on carbon nanotubes is reportedly under development at Florida State University, Tallahassee. Researcher Okenwa Okoli, and former colleague Jim Thagard, developed a composite manufacturing process to create lightweight c Bullet-proof body armor based on carbon nanotubes is reportedly under development at...
- Research articles 2007-06-01
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