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By Pamela Rutledge, on November 23rd, 2009, %comments('Comments', 'Comments (1)', 'Comments (%)',
Are there psychological implications of chat status in GChat or iChat or AIM? Think of them as today’s answering machines. They are an opportunity to express some aspect of yourself. Sort of like vanity plates without the level of commitment or having to stand in line at the DMV.
Away messages vary (one hopes) [...]
By Pamela Rutledge, on January 8th, 2009, %comments('Comments', 'Comments (1)', 'Comments (%)',
This question came my way today: Is there any good thing about gossiping about celebs? When does being a fan go over into being too fanatical? Some people say the only thing they have in common with others is discussing celeb gossip — what does that mean about the relationship?
Celebrity gossip isn’t that [...]
By Pamela Rutledge, on January 8th, 2009, %comments('Comments', 'Comments (1)', 'Comments (%)',
I sat with a group of educators, marketers, public relations professionals, investor relations professionals, and web developers yesterday talking about how to develop a graduate level program focused on social media. This was especially interesting because as the only psychologist, my vantage point was quite different. Where marketers talk about metrics and stats in [...]
By Pamela Rutledge, on November 7th, 2008, %comments('Comments', 'Comments (1)', 'Comments (%)',
I’m supposed to be packing because moving vans come tomorrow, but I had to remark on this story in the Washington Post: Most Calif. blacks backed proposition 8: 53% of Latinos Also Supported Proposition 8
In it, Vick and Surdin write:
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6 — Any notion that Tuesday’s election represented a [...]
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What is media psychology? Media psychology studies the interaction of human experience and media technologies. I use cognitive and positive psychologies to understand this reciprocal relationship. Acknowledging the co-evolution of people and media is key to the assessment and promotion of positive media use and applications for work, education, and play.
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