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Examine Hand Gestures And Smiles To Detect Lying
8:00AM Azadeh Ensha
Some people are better liars than others. The next time you want to gauge whether someone’s pulling your leg, try searching for clues based on their hand gestures and smile. More »
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Effectively Work A Crowd By Searching Out Clusters
8:00AM Azadeh Ensha | Extroverts and social butterflies thrive on mingling, but for the more introverted crew, “getting out there” can be less than appealing. Here are some suggestions on how to effectively work a crowd of strangers. More »
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1:30PM Angus Kidman | Home Internet penetration is above 85%, and 3G broadband is more popular than ever. In that scenario, how do Internet cafes survive? More »
Why Are Internet Cafes Still Popular?
1:30PM Angus Kidman | Home Internet penetration is above 85%, and 3G broadband is more popular than ever. In that scenario, how do Internet cafes survive? More »
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Personas Turns Vanity Searches Into Keyword Art
5:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Want to add a novel twist to your vanity searches? Personas is an art installation that turns a vanity search of your name in a spectrum of keywords associated with it. More »
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4:00PM Angus Kidman | We often assume that expressions like a smile mean the same no matter where we are in the world, but it’s becoming increasingly evident than such communication constructs vary depending on the culture you’re raised in. More »
Reading Faces (And Emoticons) Less Universal Than You Think
4:00PM Angus Kidman | We often assume that expressions like a smile mean the same no matter where we are in the world, but it’s becoming increasingly evident than such communication constructs vary depending on the culture you’re raised in. More »
Work
Recordr Creates Quick Webcam Videos For Sharing
1:00AM Kevin Purdy | Need to capture something on your webcam real quick? Free webapp Recordr offers both bookmarklets to snappily enable your webcam and microphone, as well as an upload service to embed or link your social videos, no registration required. More »
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Learn How To Work A Crowd
8:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | When you think of “working a crowd,” you might think of entertainers at best, and shifty multi-level marketing salesman at worst. There are, however, non-jerky ways to meet people and benefit from casual networking. More »
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Influence Perceptions Based On Right- And Left-Handedness
8:00AM Azadeh Ensha | A host of variables—well-crafted words, for example—can be used to sway perceptions. According to Newsweek, determining whether someone is right- or left-handed, then influencing their spacial perceptions accordingly, is another way to curry favour. More »
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12:30PM Angus Kidman | Signing off an email with ‘cheers’ might be too “mock British” for our US counterparts, but the consensus amongst Lifehacker readers is that it’s perfectly acceptable on this side of the Pacific. More »
Readers Conclude: Cheers To End Email Is Fine
12:30PM Angus Kidman | Signing off an email with ‘cheers’ might be too “mock British” for our US counterparts, but the consensus amongst Lifehacker readers is that it’s perfectly acceptable on this side of the Pacific. More »
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