The Caffeinated Carbivore

A few studies have begun to research the positive affects of students using social media. For example... From Mashable: Four sections (70 students) were given assignments and discussions that incorporated Twitter, such as tweeting about their experiences on a job shadow day or commenting on class readings. Three sections (55 students) did the same assignments and had access to the same information, but didn’t use Twitter. In addition to showing more than twice the improvement in engagement than the control group, the students who used Twitter also achieved on average a .5 point increase in their overall GPA for the semester. My original thoughts: Awesome-Positive correlation (as social media use goes up, grades go up). After a more critical glance, I noticed that the sample size was a bit small. Further, the study does not explicitly describe the terms it was trying to study, which minimizes the possibility that someone could accurately replicate the study. As if to answer t...

Sometimes I find myself more pleased with these starters than with the whole meal! Try this simple copycat recipe to have these carbalicious biscuits at home. Cooking Time: 10 min Ingredients • 2 cups Bisquick • 2/3 cup milk • 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder Instructions 1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. 2. Mix Bisquick, milk and cheese until a soft dough forms. 3. Drop by spoonfuls onto an ungreased cooking sheet. 4. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until golden brown. 5. Mix butter and garlic powder. Brush mixture over warm biscuits before removing from cookie sheet. Find more copycat recipes at http://www.RecipeLion.com/.

What place do politicians have on Twitter? The primary one (pun intended haha). We've heard a lot of complaints about the costs of campaigns, specifically where the politicians are getting their money from. A politician likes social media for two reasons: 1. It's cheap 2. With the help of your Facebook fan list, Facebook offers a highly targeted ad to a highly targeted audience. Recent research shows that Facebook users may become resentful of the presence of big business on Facebook. The degree to which a politician is considered a big business or a representative thereof has yet to be seen. However, the study did find that young users in particular were open to brands which they felt represented themselves. The takeaway? A politician's ad on Facebook is more likely to be accepted by young users if they seem to be "one of the in crowd"...aka youthful, earthy, and not corporately oriented. A great example of politics, via social media is Comedy Central...