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By Pamela Rutledge, on December 1st, 2009, %comments('Comments', 'Comments (1)', 'Comments (%)',
Published on PsychologyToday.com “Positively Media.”
If you had any doubts about the impact social networking tools and social media have on the world as we know it, watch this Advertising Age video of Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz talk about the changes they’ve made in their approach to reaching skiers and snow enthusiasts. While [...]
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 October 19th, 2009, %comments('Comments', 'Comments (1)', 'Comments (%)',
There’s a story about the demise of Facebook in the Washington Post: Worldwide ebb for Facebook. I like the logic–when a company’s been around long enough for someone to make a movie out of it, then it’s probably on the downhill slide, even if they do get Justin Timberlake.
That people are interested in [...]
By Pamela Rutledge, on September 18th, 2009, %comments('Comments', 'Comments (1)', 'Comments (%)',
However you come out on the politics of the “to-fund or not-to-fund” ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) issue, the radical change in House and Senate’s support for funding of the organization (or defunding as the case may be) is an excellent example of the impact of new media technologies. Information travels [...]
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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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