After four days of looting and rioting across the UK, people are looking for answers. The violence that started in London, spread rapidly across not only Greater London, but most of the country, not as single oozing mass, but more like an outbreak of the measles. Its speed and range is attributed to … [Read more...]
5 Reasons Why Sharing Regrets Online Can Help
April 1, 2011 By 1 Comment
Life is full of choices. When things don't go as we plan or hoped, we feel regret. It is a common and universal experience. At the risk of stating the obvious, regret is considered a negative emotion. But unlike other negative emotions, such as sadness, regret can be more difficult to manage because … [Read more...]
Augmented Reality: Real Life with Toppings
May 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Published previously on Positively Media Blog on Psychology Today. Care to try on a dress, take your picture in a virtual Mardi Gras mask, or figure out what size box you need to ship a package—from your computer? You can with augmented reality (AR). There is a virtual dressing room at … [Read more...]
The Lifespan Approach to Social Networking Tools
January 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Pew Internet & American Life Project researcher Amanda Lenhart reports in Adults and Social Network Websites that the number of adult Internet users who have taken up social networking has more than quadrupled since 2005. (Chart from USA Today.) This isn't surprising if you consider the way … [Read more...]
Think of media as a utility like electricity
December 30, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I am frequently asked questions about studying media psychology and about what jobs exist for media psychologists. Here are a few questions I received recently: How are social networking sites viewed in Media Psychology? Are Media Psychologist working at most companies encouraged or … [Read more...]
