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Power of Habit

The Power of Habit:  
Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
By Charles Duhigg
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How Tech Is Changing College Life [INFOGRAPHIC]

How Tech Is Changing College Life [INFOGRAPHIC]

College students today are more tech savvy than ever before. Just how important is technology to their academic lives?


More than 90% use email to communicate with professors and 73% say they cannot study without technology. Seven in 10 take notes on keyboards instead of paper, virtually all students who own an ereader and most use digital tools when preparing a presentation.


All that tech has caused something of a dependency too — 38% of students can’t go more than 10 minutes without checking their smartphone or other device. All told, students spent $13 billion on electronics in 2009.


Community college students are less digitally connected than students at four-year schools, but more and more people are making the Internet their education gateway. Twelve million students take at least one class online today — in five years, that number is projected to exceed 22 million. By 2014, analysts say, more than 3.5 million students will take all of their classes online.


This is all according to research compiled by Presta Electronics. Presta used material from the Pew Research Center, Chronicle of Higher Education, Mashable and other sources to put together the infographic below. Check it out for the full picture of how technology is changing college students’ lives.


Do you think technology is changing college for the better — or are there downsides?





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How Social Media Will Change the Olympics [INFOGRAPHIC]

via Mashable! by Sam Laird on 4/19/12

This year’s Olympics are being branded by organizers as the world’s “first social Games,” and it’s not hard to see why. Social media has narrowed the divide between athlete and fan over the past few years, with new and unexpected connections happening every day.

That’s why the International Olympic Committee (IOC) launched an online hub this week.

Sixteen years after the Olympics first launched a dedicated website, the portal will offer a directory of verified accounts, gamification rewards for active fans and exclusive content.

It may not seem like a huge step for the organization, but consider these stats. When the last Summer Olympics began in 2008, Facebook was a relative baby, at just 100 million users. When the 2012 Games kick off in London this summer, Mark Zuckerberg’s empire will boast more than 845 million members.

Likewise, Twitter had 6 million users in 2008; today the network is more than 20 times larger, at 140 million users.

Of course, it’s not all positive news — the Olympic organization has also seen branding-related troubles that have been denounced by some observers. Still, that controversy will only increase the level of social media chatter around the games.

Check out this IOC-produced infographic illustrates how social media has contributed to the changes in the Summer Olympics experience for fans and athletes. Check it out to see how coverage has evolved since the first modern Games in 1896, and find out the most popular athletes on Facebook and Twitter.

What role will social media play in your Olympics experience this summer? Let us know in the comments.


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Final PowerLunch of the Season, Prestonwood Baptist Church, Plano TX



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Final PowerLunch of the Season
Tuesday, April 24
Plano Campus
Emily Colson had been scheduled to speak at our final PowerLunch of spring, Tuesday, April 24, but sadly has had to cancel. Her father, Chuck Colson, is gravely ill, and she is with her family.

Please keep the Colsons in your prayers.

We are pleased to welcome instead Joe Schofield. As Minister of Senior Adults at Prestonwood, Joe helps keep seniors engaged in a thriving, active ministry, and is passionate about walking through life with them.

Joe is also the author of Legitimate Faith, in which he examines how hope and faith and awareness of God's presence grow with life experience. He will sign copies of his book afterward.

Come early and enjoy a delicious meal at Main Street Café!



PowerLunch meets each Tuesday at noon in the Student Ministry Building at Prestonwood. Come early and try something off our delicious lunch menu at Main Street Café for only $7! Serving lines open at 11:00 a.m.
Menu for Tuesday, April 24

Garden-Fresh Salad
Chicken Cordon Bleu
Steamed Red Potatoes
Sauteed Spinach with Bacon
Assortment of Cakes
Iced Tea
Lemonade
Water

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How Social Media Is Taking Over the News Industry [INFOGRAPHIC]

via Mashable! by Sam Laird on 4/18/12

More than ever, people are using Twitter, Facebook and other social media sources to learn about what’s happening in the world as traditional news outlets become increasingly less relevant to the digital generation.

American forces’ raid on Osama Bin Laden, Whitney Houston‘s death, the Hudson River plane landing — these are just a few of many major news stories ordinary citizens broke on Twitter first. Professional journalists, meanwhile, use Twitter all the time to break news quickly before writing up full articles.

And the business side is going digital too. Online news now generates more revenue than print newspapers.

But the trend toward Internet and social media-based news — and the accompanying rush to be first to report a story — also comes with pitfalls. Some 50% of news consumers have received “breaking news” via social media, only to find out later it was erroneously reported.

All this and more comes from the online education portal Schools.com, which pulled research from sources including the Washington Post, Pew Research Center and Reuters to put together the infographic below. Check it out to see the fuller picture of how social media is coming to dominate the news industry.

How much do you rely on social media for news compared to more traditional sources? Has that balance changed for you recently? Let us know in the comments.


Thumbnail image courtesy iStockphoto, DNY59

More About: Facebook, infographics, News, Social Media, trending, Twitter


Where and When Do Most People Lose Their Phones? [INFOGRAPHIC]

via Mashable by Stephanie Buck on 4/15/12

If you’ve never lost a cellphone, you’re either very lucky or a big ol’ liar. With $30 billion worth of phones lost in the U.S. every year, we bet your phone has contributed to the heap at one time or another.

I can count on 47 hands the times I’ve seen a Facebook status update that says something along the lines of, “Holy crap, last nite was crazy weird. Lost my phone ugGGGhhhhhhHHHHHH. Send me your numbers or else we’re no longer friends.”

Then again, bars and nightclubs are not among the top places that people lose their phones. You should be most careful about dropping your device in coffee houses, pizza and church, among others. And keep an eye on your phone during Christmas and New Year’s Eve, too — those are the times of year Americans are most likely to misplace their mobiles.

SEE ALSO: Lost Your Phone? The Government Wants to Find it For You

The below infographic was created by BackgroundCheck.org, which used research by Lookout Mobile Security. It details where and when Americans most often lose their precious phones. Basically, don’t travel to Philadelphia to eat pizza at 2 a.m. on Christmas morning — or at least, don’t bring your phone when you do.


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More About: infographics, Mobile, Tech, trending

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How Work Email Has Ruined Leisure Time [INFOGRAPHIC]

via Mashable by Todd Wasserman on 4/16/12

When you clock out of work, do you leave your email behind as well? If so, you’re definitely in the minority.

A recent survey of 543 business execs by ad agency Gyro and Forbes Insights found 98% of such workers check email during their “off” time. If that’s not bad enough, 63% say they check on their email at least every one or two hours when they’re out of the office. The trend holds up when the execs are on vacation — only 3% say they don’t check work emails.

SEE ALSO: Sheryl Sandberg Leaves Work at 5:30 Every Day — And You Should Too

Despite the impingement on their leisure time, most of the workers surveyed say they like being able to check in when they’re away. As the following infographic shows, they have their reasons.

What do you think? Have such tech innovations made your life better or worse? Sound off in the comments.

(For the full-size version of this infographic, click here.)

Image courtesy of iStockphoto, PeskyMonkey


More About: email, infographics, vacation, work

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Which Social Network Should You Use — and When? [INFOGRAPHIC]

via Mashable by Sam Laird on 4/16/12

Want to make the most of the social web? It’s more complicated than just posting status updates at random and seeing what sticks.

When is Facebook most effective? When are you better off using Twitter, or LinkedIn? And what exactly is Google+ good for, anyway?

The business consultant network Zintro recently pulled research from more than a dozen sources including Mashable, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google and Quantcast to put together this nifty infographic, which will help you develop your social strategy. Check it out below for the full report.

Do you use different social networks for different purposes? Let us know in the comments.


Thumbnail image courtesy of iStockphoto, arakonyunus

More About: Facebook, Google, infographics, linkedin, Twitter

Pete Wilson at PowerLunch, Tue 4/17/12 Prestonwood Baptist Church 11:55am

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Pete Wilson at PowerLunch
Tuesday, April 17
Plano Campus

Pete Wilson is a pastor at Cross Point Church in Nashville, a place he says is filled with "people of different generations, different backgrounds, all on a journey to figure out what it really means to follow Jesus."

His ministry stretches beyond Tennessee with the help of social media. He's a prolific blogger (read him at withoutwax.tv) and frequent Tweeter (find him @pwilson) and prominent FaceBooker.

Read a little of his writing, and in no time you'll feel like you've got a new friend—a funny, relevant, passionate, inspirational friend.

His latest book, Empty Promises: The Truth about You, Your Desires, and the Lies You're Believing, encourages believers to let go of hidden idols and truly follow God.

"I wrote this book because I've seen a natural drift in my life toward things that cannot save me, deliver me, or fulfill me," Pete, father of three young boys, says. He'll have even more to say at PowerLunch.

Come early and enjoy a delicious meal at Main Street Café. See you there!




PowerLunch meets each Tuesday at noon in the Student Ministry Building at Prestonwood. Come early and try something off our delicious lunch menu at Main Street Café for only $7! Serving lines open at 11:00 a.m.
Menu for Tuesday, April 17

Garden-Fresh Salad
Mojo-Marinated Pulled Pork
Tomato Rice
Steamed Corn, Peas and Carrots
Assortment of Cakes
Iced Tea
Lemonade
Water

prestonwood.org/powerlunch

Follow us on Twitter
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