I hate to admit it, but I had never heard of this comedian, Louis CK. This YouTube clip entitled "Everything's Amazing, Nobody's Happy" from Late Night with Conan O'Brien is hilarious. After you finishing laughing, think about the implications of his jokes: the psychological expectations that are … [Read more...]
Hang in There Jack: A Case Study in Cross-Platform Digital Storytelling
February 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Why would someone use television ads, billboards, and print to drive people to online and social media sites? 1) For the right audience, social media has lots of advantages, speed of dissemination, trust, interaction, expectations, collaboration, and emotional investment in user-generated … [Read more...]
New Communication Rules Bring New Communication Careers
February 13, 2009 By 2 Comments
Newsweek's Technology Section has an article called “Twitter, Unmasked: Who is really writing all those Tweets? Professional microbloggers.” This article underscores the importance of looking at new media with an open-mind. Too many people I know, when faced with media that is not indigenous … [Read more...]
Using Media for Post-Holiday Stress Reduction
December 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The holidays can be stressful. For me personally, I consume more candy, cookies, wine, and rich food over the two weeks surrounding Christmas than I do the entire rest of the year combined. I also exercise less, since I am frantically trying to keep up with real life while I also plan, shop, … [Read more...]
Media Psychology Blog on 101 Fascinating Brain Blogs List
December 11, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Many thanks to the folks at Online Education Database for including the Media Psychology Research Center's Media Psychology Blog on their list of 101 Fascinating Brain Blogs. We are listed under "Technology" although because Media Psychology is a cross-disciplinary field, we could have been under … [Read more...]
