Rosanna Smith's found that Instagram users rated each of these photos differently based on the inclusion of #nomakeup tags.

#Nomakeup trend fails to discourage use of cosmetics

“No-makeup” makeup sounds like an oxymoron. But ask anyone in the beauty industry, which is valued at $445 billion, and they’ll tell you a good chunk of those photos tagged #nomakeup online actually require multiple cosmetics to look so “natural.”

Research shows BlackRock’s public letters have a pied-piper effect on firms

Do ‘Dear CEO’ letters make a difference?

For several years now, large investment firms have used public proclamations, like BlackRock’s “Dear CEO” letters, to signal their commitment to corporate social responsibility. New research shows the companies these firms invest in are picking up the signal and repeating the message.

Woman paying for a product or service with a phone app

Eliminating cash could benefit average U.S. families

Soon, $50 and $100 bills may be a thing of the past. That’s the future some economists are predicting—and want. But will people be better off without paper money? New research from the University of Georgia suggests they could be—as long as certain taxes are lowered too.

Sales whale leaping out of the water

Why do salespeople avoid the big whale? Too many fish in the sea

It turns out that sales professionals avoid chasing “big whale” sales in favor of lesser deals with more assurance of converting the sale, explains sales management expert Son K. Lam, a professor of marketing at the University of Georgia Terry College of Business.