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…Who Knows *What* About Me?! Four Tools that Show You How You’re Tracked Online

Tech Soup

In fact, we don’t see it at all, really, which is part of the problem. According to the brains of Wikipedia , digital footprints* are simply put “the trail of data that is left behind by users on digital services. The list of what they’re tracking includes things like your username, password, gender, and phone ID.

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The Happy Healthy Data Nerd: Using Your Personal Health Data to Support Your Wellbeing

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

According to the CDC, insufficient sleep is a public health problem. While there are a variety of different gadgets that you can use to track your sleep, I use the Fitbit Charge 2. In fact, the “ blue light ”from our computers or mobile phones is known to disrupt your melatonin levels and delay the onset of sleep.

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How Are You Taking A Summer Break from Your Tech?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The first thing I did was to take a walk at the Stanford Dish , a nearby nature hiking area, without my mobile phone. During my walk, I reflected on my participation last March in the annual National Day of Unplugging , a 24-hour digital detox when you don’t use technology, Internet, or mobile phone in order to reduce stress.

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Conscious Computing: 7 Apps and Tips That Help You Focus, Reduce Stress, and Get Work Done

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We all know that with so much content out there, it is eating our brains and memory , relying more on “google it.” ” These apps can transform our mobile phones, tablets, and computers from agents of distraction into agents of mindfulness. It may sound counter-intuitive but we need to use technology. I set a Fi.tt

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If the Ancient Greeks Had iPhone Separation Anxiety: Fitbippides

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Some call it FOMO— Fear of Missing Out—or nomophobia—Fear of being out of mobile phone contact or FOBO—Fear of Being Offline. If someone is separated from their phone they get anxious (well, at least if they are heavy phone users which includes pretty much everyone under 35 or so). Where do you carry your phone?

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Nonprofit Technology News for January 2014

Tech Soup

The Interaxon Headband is a brain-wave detector that sends real time information on your brain activity to your phone, supposedly so you can improve concentration and composure. Sensoria makes a smart fitness bra that allows wearers to track their heart rate. It identifies any problems with a runner’s form.

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Things We Like (June 2010)

NTEN

We have so many data-themed links this month, you should probably take a moment to consider what all this information may be doing to your brain. The problem may have to do with a lack of feedback. A land line phone plays back your own voice at low levels. Are you tracking negative mentions? Yes, they can !

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