No, Facebook Is Not Ruining Your Grades [STUDY]
The study, published last week in Computers in Human Behavior, analyzes 1,839 college students’ survey data about Facebook use and actual grades (as opposed to self-reported grades). It also takes into account students’ high-school GPAs.
- On average, students say they spend 106 minutes on Facebook per day.
- Each increase of 93 minutes beyond 106 minutes correlates with a GPA decrease of .12 grade points
- Posting status updates and using Facebook chat generally means a lower GPA
- While checking to see what friends are up to and sharing links suggests a higher GPA
- The data shows no correlation between time spent on Facebook and time spent studying.
Koofers ‘Krowned’ One of DC’s Hottest Companies!
The weather is not the only thing heating up in the nation’s capital! For the second year in a row, Koofers was selected as a recipient of Lead411’s Hottest DC Area Company Awards, being recognized as one of the fastest growing technology companies throughout DC, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Originally over 855 companies were reviewed for the award, and since, 43 companies are now seated amongst the ranks as one of DC’s
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Building strong and growing, more than 400,000 college students participate in Koofers’ study network, sharing academic course materials, utilizing professor and course ratings, creating flashcards and joining in on relevant Q&A sessions. Koofers was also recognized in 2010 by AlwaysOn as a Venture Summit Mid-Atlantic 100 Winner and ranked as one of the Top 10 DC Startups You Need to Know About.
The Koofers Team is honored to be recognized within Lead411’s outstanding list of talented and growing DC companies. We are grateful for the support from our investors and strong network of students.
Koofers Textbook Center – Buy New, Buy Used, or Rent
This month we announced the launch of our new textbook price comparison tool, a part of our Textbook Center. Textbooks are expensive and as we found last Spring, 1 in 7 books are never used! With a percentage that high who wants to purchase books that are not discounted when they may never use them?
We know that purchasing books can be stressful, and have I mentioned already – expensive?! We want to make your experience easier and show you all the options available so you can make the most educated and financially-sound decision.
Through the Textbook Center you can search for the books you need by entering your university and classes or by looking up a book’s ISBN. Once you select your books our search engine runs and returns all the pricing options for those books. Then, you can choose the vendor that provides you the best option and go through them to purchase your books.
It really is that simple! See how it works with our short demo video.
Students are already seeing on average a saving of $125.00! So be sure to save yourself lots of money and time by going through Koofers’ Textbook Center to find the vendors that will give you the best deals!
Koofers Named Hottest DC Area Company
Yesterday, July 6, 2010 Koofers became one of the recipients of Lead411’s “Hottest DC Area Companies” award. Koofers was chosen as one of the top 81 companies (out of 1650) in the Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia, and Virginia corridor.
In early 2010 Koofers (based in Northern, VA) received $2M in funding, meeting one of the requirements for Lead411’s award. The “Hottest DC Area Companies” award is given to privately held companies in either the, Software, Wireless, Internet, or Media industry. Companies then must meet one of the following requirements:
- 100 percent increase in revenues over the past three years;
- Over $1M in funding in the past two years;
- Two times the traffic gains to their website in the past 12 months and over 1M unique visitors a month.
We are so thankful for the support we have received from our investors and very proud that our company is recognized amongst the incredible talent in our area.
To learn more about this award visit: http://www.lead411.com/dc-de-md-va-companies.html
