Diversions

Want to find out who is poised to win the election? Don’t call random voters—use an iPhone application to analyze their tweets.

If you use an iPhone or an Android smartphone, you’re more likely to vote for Obama than for Romney, a survey found.

 Imagine reading up on the latest financial news while you drive to work, but unlike the markets, your car won’t crash.  

With an e-mail here and a phone call there, employees have upped their work hours outside the office to as many as 30 hours a month. 

Most of us want the same things when we fly: a hassle-free experience, pleasant interactions with ground and air crew, and please, first bag free!

Workers use it constantly, but CEOs around the world are reluctant users of social media.

About one-third of us think it’s OK to use social media at work. The rest of us? Not so much, a survey...

Smartphones may have revolutionized how we communicate, but according to researchers at Tel Aviv University, they're also upending traditional ideas of privacy—especially in public. 

This week, the queen’s diamond jubilee was a wellspring of business etiquette advice for some in the protocol industry.

 How overwhelmed are you by too many passwords? Creating passwords with ever-higher standards of authentication?   

What’s the most expensive city for U.S. business travel? Washington? New York? San Francisco?

 E-book consumers are more often choosing tablets, while e-readers drop in popularity, according to a book industry group survey.   

Most of us find multitasking appealing. And media multitasking—reading a book while watching TV—is irresistible, even when the results are less than optimal.

The lower you hold your iPad, the more likely you are to experience shoulder and neck pain, a study shows.

It’s 2:30 p.m., and you’re wondering: Have a cup of coffee and perk up? Or will you be too wired to sleep that night?  

The number of administrative professionals with the word "secretary" in their job titles is on the rise.

Americans are concerned about a costly price rounding system if the penny is eliminated, a poll shows. 

How far would you go to avoid work? For a man in Austria, the answer was cutting off his foot.

If you update your Facebook status hourly and have thousands of friends, beware: You may be a narcissist.

It’s no secret that Americans love complaining about gas prices, but what is the actual tipping point?