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Social Media for the Socially Conscious

May 18, 2013 by Abigail Ortlieb 2 Comments

upworthy, meaning, lolcat, politics, social media

One “ragtag group of ruffians” with a mission plus a global community make Upworthy.com a social media site that makes a difference.

Filed Under: Good Feed Blog Tagged With: bullies, change, child poverty, Democrats, effect change, gay marriage, government, homosexuality, lolcat, meaning, politics, Republicans, social media, truth, UpWorthy, upworthy.com, Voting Rights

Getting Bit By the Overshare Bug: When Social Media Bites Back

May 15, 2013 by Rev. Evan M. Dolive 1 Comment

Although Rev. Evan Dolive loves social media on the whole, he has come to realize that—especially when it comes to children—less is more.

Filed Under: Families Tagged With: connections, facebook, foursquare, kids, oversharing, parenting, social media, Technology, Twitter

Mrs. Antihero

May 14, 2013 by Chuck Ross 10 Comments

Skyler White, I hate Skyler White, why people hate Skyler White

We love to watch bad guys on TV. Why do we love to hate their wives almost as much?

Filed Under: Ethics & Values, Featured Content, Media Men, The Good Life Tagged With: adultery, AMC, angel of hearth, Anna Gunn, antihero dramas, antihero wives, antiheroes, anxiety, Barbara Ehrenreich, Boardwalk Empire, Bob Odenkirk, bonnie and clyde, Breaking Bad, bryan cranston, Carmela Soprano, conflict, couples therapy, crime dramas, dark side, Denise Du Vernay, dexter, domestic life, Don Draper, Elayne Rapping, ethics, facebook, fantasy life, Fuck Skyler White, gangsters and molls, hanna rosin, heroes, I Hate Lori Grimes, I hate Skyler White, infidelity, John Landgraf, judging, Julie Benz, Lori Grimes, Mad Men, madonna stereotype, male antiheroes, male identity, manhood, masculinity, media images of men, media portrayals of women, Melissa Rosenberg, Michael C. Hall, Michael Corleone, morality, Nora Ephron, pop philosophy, Sarah Wayne Callies, sexism on TV, sexist double standards, Showtime, Skyler White, sleepless in seattle, social media, The End of Men, The Godfather, The Sopranos, Tony Soprano, TV on internet, TV wives, values, Vince Gilligan, walking dead, why people hate Skyler White, woman as angel of household, woman as moral center

Working Out Work: Getting Your Career In Shape

May 9, 2013 by Dan King 2 Comments

Pump it up. Sweat it out. Make it burn.

Filed Under: Business Ethics Tagged With: American Council of Exercise, balance, career, education, email, employment, endurance, energy, exercise, flexibility, gym, habits, health, job, pain, social media, strength, Stress, text messages, The Good Life, Work

The Psychic and the Drunk

April 30, 2013 by Giovanni Barbieri 1 Comment

testifying, telling the truth, telling a story, ethics of writing about living people, journalism, free speech

In the age of Facebook, a casually told tale can live forever. What are the implications of speaking ill of the living?

Filed Under: Ethics & Values, Ethics of Writing About Living People, Featured Content, The Good Life, Trending Tagged With: california, California Constitution, character, Constitutional rights, credibility, deposition, ethics of writing about living people, facebook, fame seeking, free speech, good name, gossip, Inc. v. Delfino, Jerry Springer, job interviews, journalism, legal truth, making a scene, online reputation, perjury, privacy, privacy legislation, public opinion, reputation, slander, social media, technology privacy, telling a story, telling the truth, testifying, testimony, Varian Medical Systems

Will You Take the #2Dto3D Challenge?

April 3, 2013 by Deanna Ogle 1 Comment

Make “social” social again by making your 2D online relationships 3D!

Filed Under: Bits & Pieces Tagged With: #2dto3d, Beer, challenge, coffee, friends, friendship, guys, men, new friends, social, social media, Tumblr, women

Being and Nothingness: How Twitter Affects My Social Consciousness

March 26, 2013 by Omar Shaukat 2 Comments

GMP Humor Editor, Omar Shaukat, on life since Twitter.

Filed Under: Humor Tagged With: celebrity, consciousness, facebook, new york times, social media, stand-up comedy, Twitter

So You’re Tired of Hearing About “Rape Culture”?

March 20, 2013 by Lauren Nelson 181 Comments

Someone asked me today, “What is ‘rape culture’ anyway? I’m tired of hearing about it.”

Filed Under: Ethics & Values, Featured Content, Trending Tagged With: advertisements, conversation, Culture, discussion, drinking, fear, football, harm, journalist, photo, rape, rape culture, sexual violence, social media, Stuebenville, trigger warning, victims, video

I’m Grateful for the Suburbs (and the Internet)

March 20, 2013 by Erik Crosier Leave a Comment

gratitude, The Good Life, social media, future shock, evolution of man, suburbs, urban flight, internet, modern life, civilization, progress, Erik Crosier

Erik Crosier is thankful for the speed with which we can connect, thanks to modern technology.

Filed Under: Gratitude, The Good Life Tagged With: airlines, civilization, country life, evolution of man, future shock, grateful, gratitude, highways, Industrial Revolution, internet, mass transit, modern life, Perspective, Priorities, progress, railroads, rural life, social justice, social media, suburban life, suburbs, thankfulness, transportation, urban flight, wealth

15 Steps to Making Everyone on Facebook Hate You

February 15, 2013 by Jarrod Wright 20 Comments

Become the most obnoxious person on Facebook.

Filed Under: Advice & Confessions, Lists, The Good Life Tagged With: Dirty Little Secrets, facebook, facebook etiquette, friends, inspiration, manners, netiquette, secrets, social media, TMI, using social media

Welcoming the New Generation of Highly Sensitive Men

January 31, 2013 by Rick Belden 23 Comments

Rick Belden gives readers a name for what they have always known about themselves.

Filed Under: Health, Psych, & Addiction, Quarter-Life Crisis, Smashing Male Stereotypes, The Good Life Tagged With: #HSP, anxiety, Chrisi Brand, highly sensitive men, highly sensitive people, highly sensitive person, identity, Introversion, introverts, masculinity, Rick Belden, self image, sensitivity, social media, The Good Men Project, Twitter, xoJane.com

A Million Little Soliloquies

January 28, 2013 by Cameron Conaway 5 Comments

Tough conversations, like those on rape, can happen because of and in spite of the Internet.

Filed Under: Social Justice Tagged With: csi, Feministe, global conversations, Hamlet, how to avoid conflict, how to talk about rape, internet conversation, Law & Order SVU, Macbeth, meme, Modern family, online teaching, ottawa university, rape, rape apologist, rape discussions, shakespeare and today, shakespeare Soliloquies, social media, text talks, the benefits of social media, the importance of communication, The Independent, the mind of a rapist, the nature of rape, the negatives of social media, tough conversations, what is conflict

Racism: Alive and Well on Social Networks

January 8, 2013 by Kathryn DeHoyos 4 Comments

Logan Smith reminds us, “Freedom of speech doesn’t apply to the societal consequences that speech may provoke.”

Filed Under: Good Feed Blog Tagged With: @yesyoureracist, apartheid, Barack Obama, Civil Rights movement, i'm not racist but..., Jim Crow, Kathryn DeHoyos, logan smith, post-racial america, post-racial society, racial stereotypes, Racism, social media, The Independent, Twitter

Thanks to a Facebook Blunder You’ve Been Re-Added to the Groups You Left on Facebook

November 28, 2012 by Deanna Ogle 13 Comments

A change in Facebook group functionality, you automatically got re-added to all those weird groups you left four years ago!

Filed Under: Good Feed Blog Tagged With: blunders, content, facebook, Facebook Groups, friends, groups, men, mistakes, privacy, sharing, social media, social media networks, women

‘Weirdly Back-patty’ Tweets, Licking Rocks, and Blog Commenting as a Key to the Universe

November 23, 2012 by Lisa Hickey Leave a Comment

Lisa Hickey tells some social media stories.

Filed Under: The Good Men Project Roundtable Tagged With: blog commenting, Conan O'Brien, Gary Vaynerchuck, Malcolm Gladwell, Microsoft, Nolan Myers, social media, Steve Ballmer, The Good Men Project, Twitter, What the Dog Saw

Dear John: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (Like, Really Hard)

November 23, 2012 by John Simpson, GoLocalProv.com 1 Comment

Dear John addresses an unclear breakup, contacting a stranger on a train, and fighting in front of kids.

Filed Under: Advice & Confessions Tagged With: boyfriend, breakup, college, contact, facebook, girlfriend, guilt, kids, men, name, parenting, Sex and Relationships, social media, stranger, train, university, women

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