{"id":764,"date":"2014-03-26T20:12:38","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T03:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coyotecommunications.com\/coyoteblog\/?p=764"},"modified":"2020-05-20T06:01:37","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T13:01:37","slug":"greatergood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coyotecommunications.com\/coyoteblog\/2014\/03\/greatergood\/","title":{"rendered":"greater good &#8211; online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve become fascinated with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/greatergood.berkeley.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Greater Good Science Center<\/a>\u00a0at the University of California, Berkeley, a research center devoted to the scientific understanding of individual happiness, compassion, strong social bonding, and altruistic behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Some of their research involves online activities, and they frequently link to studies by others:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greatergood.berkeley.edu\/article\/item\/does_technology_cut_us_off_from_other_people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">whether or not technology makes us lonely<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Highlighting three studies that &#8220;paint a surprisingly complicated picture of the role of mobile devices in our social lives\u2014and suggest steps we can take to make the most of technology.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greatergood.berkeley.edu\/article\/item\/are_some_ties_better_than_others\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Are Some Social Ties Better Than Others?<\/a> &#8212; Compares online networks with offline social networks, professional friends and others, linking to research to make its point.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greatergood.berkeley.edu\/article\/item\/how_your_teen_can_thrive_online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How Your Teen Can Thrive Online<\/a> &#8212; Compares two new books look at how the Internet is affecting teens\u2014and what adults can do to help foster a healthy online life for kids.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greatergood.berkeley.edu\/article\/item\/can_science_make_facebook_more_compassionate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Can Science Make Facebook More Compassionate?<\/a> &#8212; Facebook is confronting cyberbullying and online conflict. Can a team of researchers help boost kindness among the site&#8217;s 900 million users?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greatergood.berkeley.edu\/raising_happiness\/post\/safe_online2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Three Ways to Find Happiness on Facebook<\/a> &#8212; According to some interesting research, social media arguably can make us feel more connected and less lonely.<\/p>\n<p>They also link to research about volunteering.<\/p>\n<p>Wouldn&#8217;t it be awesome if they would have a look at <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coyotebroad.com\/vvbook.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The <\/a><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energizeinc.com\/store\/1-222-E-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last<\/a><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energizeinc.com\/store\/1-222-E-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Virtual Volunteering Guidebook<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, and start doing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coyotecommunications.com\/vvwiki\/research.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">research on virtual volunteering<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and look, <a href=\"http:\/\/greatergood.berkeley.edu\/get_involved\/volunteer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">they involve volunteers!<\/a>\u00a0I wonder if any are online volunteers&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve become fascinated with\u00a0The Greater Good Science Center\u00a0at the University of California, Berkeley, a research center devoted to the scientific understanding of individual happiness, compassion, strong social bonding, and altruistic behavior. 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