Twitter Feed Sends Out Compliments To Fellow Students

Here's a prime example of the positive power of social media.  One Iowa high school student started a Twitter feed existing only of compliments to his fellow students.  One year and 3100 tweets later he's still sending out praise.  Here are a few of his recent tweets:
"your sense of humor can brighten anyone's day. Never lose your caring personality and ability to stay positive"
"just remember tomorrow is a new day! your friends, family and everyone around will always be there for you including the bros"
"right. Keep doing what you're doing! Believe it or not it makes a huge difference. Every word."

His twitter ID is @westhighbros - yes I just followed him and I look forward to reading his supportive tweets. Restores my faith and reminds me that there is good to be found in all of the social media "noise." 
Read all about it here:
Twitter feed sends out compliments to high-school students

Kindness Is The Key To Kids' Popularity and Level Of Happiness

Acts of kindness increase kids' likability and acceptance among their pre-teen peers.  Not surprising but interesting that this study proves it. Acknowledging pleasant experiences was not enough to increase their likability.  Action was the key.  Four weeks into the study, the children who performed the acts of kindness reported higher levels of happiness than their peers who kept a list of happy experiences. The same group of kids also scored higher on peer acceptance.  Here's the study:

For pre-teens, kindness may be key to popularity