Archive for the ‘News’ Category

The Harvard Crimson covers BBH

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Great observations on the site from Tal Ben-shahar and more.

” Quick, think of five things that make you happy.

Is one of them butter? What about bees? These were the thoughts that came to mind for John B. Pounders, a senior at the University of Alabama, and one of his happiness-seeking friends. Pounders’ joyful thought experiment, easily recognizable by graduates of Psychology 1504: “Positive Psychology,” led to his latest Internet project: a positive psychology-based, online public forum allowing users to post five happy thoughts a day. “

Read the rest of “Positive Psychology Goes Fuzzy, Buzzy, and .com” by Samantha L. Connolly

Bzz, ButterBeeHappy.com has officially launched! See how you can help :)

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Here’s our press release at PRweb.com

If you like ButterBeeHappy.com today is the day to show it. The site is officially launching, press release and all. That’s not enough though…we need some help from you!

What you can do to help pollinate populations with happiness:

Make a blog post about BBH.

Email our press release to anyone you know in the media http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb737004.htm

Do a random act of kindness…help a stranger.

Set achievable goals.

Build something new and exciting.

Invite some friends to BBH.

Embed your BBH Widget to your blog or other website.

Make ButterBeeHappy.com your status on your IM client.

Blogging is Good for your health…we told you so.

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

According to the Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne blogging makes you a more adjusted person.   Check out this article on ABC.com for more info.
Techcrunch.com goes on to write

“The good news also extends to users of social networking sites, with the study finding than any online interaction makes users “feel less anxious, depressed and stressed.”