Different uses of different

Old or young, beautiful or sinister -- when designing an avatar, do people choose one that is really different from themselves?

Is competitive eating disgusting and gluttonous or a sport no different than anything else we compete at. No matter what side you take, watching competitors consume massive amounts of food at blazing speeds is remarkable.

Social media is one of a number of tools to engage with people - it can't be used alone but can complement more traditional means and reach a different group of people.

Conflict theories draw attention to power differentials, such as class conflict, and generally contrast historically dominant ideologies.

Two very similar types of Parkinson's Disease can be differentiated by asking whether the patient can ride a bicycle, a cheap and noninvasive diagnostic test.

Scion looks to differentiate itself from competitors by sponsoring subcultures of music and dance that haven't been tapped by other carmakers.

Many have long looked at video games as a medium with little educational value, but libraries see them differently. For some kids, reading about Superman in a video game can be more fruitful than reading about him in a book.

Prairie dogs don't just have a call for "danger" — they have one signature set of frequencies and tones for "human," another for "hawk" and a third for "coyote." They can even differentiate between coyotes and pet dogs.

The white women don’t do demeaning jobs or much of anything else either. But brave, tenacious Skeeter is different, slaving away on a book that will blow the lid off the suffering endured by black maids in Jackson, Miss.

"A glamorous life is quite different to a life of luxury. I don’t need luxury. For years, I was practically broke but I was still very vain and glamorous. And I still am."