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 | Can a social website make you happy? Happify has created a website designed to make users happier through online games and social tools. Psychologists say that the website is based on sound research, but that it's too early to claim that a social network can make a person happy. "While some studies do show a positive effect, many show the opposite to be the case," Columbia researcher Maria Konnikova says. Bloomberg Businessweek (11/14)  | Social Media in Pharmaceuticals 2014 returns to London! The 6th instalment of the sell-out Social Media Pharmaceutical conference series returns this winter to London. With keynote presentations from KOL'S and industry professionals at the heart of social media including Pharmaguapa, Sanofi, Merck and Roche, this really is a unique event not to be missed! Learn more here. | | Analysis: Coke's online magazine is a "secret PR weapon" Coca-Cola has set up The Coca-Cola Journey, an online magazine, to act as a hub for the brand's online content. That effectively gives Coke a "secret PR weapon," Andy Sernovitz writes. "Having their own media outlet has given Coca-Cola the power to defend itself against false information quickly and in their own words instead of going through a someone else," Sernovitz writes. SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Social Media (11/14) | Want a subway ticket? Drop and give me 20 Commuters in Moscow are being invited to engage in calisthenics in order to obtain a free train ticket. Automated ticket machines instruct travelers on the exercises required, and monitor them for cheating before dispensing a ticket. Mashable (11/13) |  | Twitter is raw, uncontrolled, unfiltered reality." -- Erik Gordon, a professor at the University of Michigan, as quoted by Bloomberg | | | Please contact one of our specialists for advertising opportunities, editorial inquiries, job placements, or any other questions.
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