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Nonprofit takes D&D digital to help kids who struggle socially, and to study its own impact

GeekWire

The founders of the nonprofit had gathered heaps of anecdotal evidence that tabletop games such as Dungeons & Dragons could help kids who struggled socially — whether they had autism, ADHD, anxiety or other challenges — learn to more successfully interact with others. Then COVID-19 hit. Game to Grow Photos). Foundry10 Photos).

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Scenarios for the downfall of Facebook and a new landscape for social networks

Trends in the Living Networks

Today I gave the keynote on Social Media and the Future at Marcus Evans’ CIO Summit. In question time after my keynote I was asked whether Facebook will still be the dominant social network in 5 years. In this case, we need to tell a credible story on how Facebook loses its predominant position in social networks.

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A teenager on TikTok disrupted thousands of scientific studies with a single video

The Verge

Researchers were caught by surprise after a short video sent a flood of new users to a survey platform Thousands of scientific studies had to toss out weeks of data because of a 56-second TikTok video by a teenager. Before Mechanical Turk existed, all social science research had to happen in the laboratory. You program a survey.

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Can ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ and other tabletop games help youth build social skills?

GeekWire

(Game to Grow Image) A new whitepaper from two Seattle organizations exhibits research into how tabletop roleplaying games, such as Wizards of the Coast’s Dungeons & Dragons , can be used to help children and teenagers develop their social skills.

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Get ready for scooters, Seattle: Lawmakers approve new scooter-share pilot program

GeekWire

The Seattle City Council on Tuesday voted 8-1 to approve a scooter-share pilot program. Safety is a key issue for city leaders as studies indicate that scooter-related injuries are on the rise , particularly among riders who don’t wear helmets. Lime e-scooters on the streets of White Center, south of Seattle.

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Stand By For Reporting From the Intelligence and National Security Summit 18-19 Sep 2014 #Intelligence2014

CTOvision

It is very hard to catch the gist of an event like this by tracking social media, but if that is your only way of staying engaged on this one you can track the Twitter hashtag #Intelligence2014. Coordinator, Strategy & Intelligence Studies. Deputy Director for Intelligence for Strategic Programs. Deputy Program Manager.

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7 safety rules in social networks

Galido

Now, in the era of the Internet, it’s hard to imagine a person who does not use at least one of the social networks. Social networks are used by everyone – both young and old. In order to protect yourself as much as possible from the risks that social networks carry, it is necessary to follow a number of simple rules.

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