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Sweet Lorraine and Our Need for Positive News

On September 1, 2013September 1, 2013 By Jeff RossIn BehaviorLeave a comment

Many of you saw in the news or spreading through social media this past week the touching story of 96-year-old Fred Stobaugh and the song lyrics he wrote for a contest in memory of Lorraine, his recently deceased wife of 72 years.  The inspiring story came as a result of a song contest held by …

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Do Readers Prefer Negative Posts Over Positive Ones?

On April 4, 2013 By Jeff RossIn Blogging6 Comments

I realized something yesterday regarding the types of blog posts that gain the most views.  When there are pairs of posts on related topics with one having a more positive title and one more negative, the one with the more negative title gets more views. Here are the numbers for two pairs of posts published …

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