Dr. Pamela Rutledge


Pam is Director of the Media Psychology Research Center.

Look for Pam's blog "Positively Media" on PsychologyToday.com.

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The role for vigilantes: A little duct tape and plastic sheeting and all’s right with the world

by John & Pamela Rutledge

A version of this article was published on PsychologyToday.com in the blog “Positively Media.”

Dexter is a Showtime series about a serial killer with a code. He only kills the bad guys who deserve it. We love Dexter precisely because he finds bad guys and kills them before they [...]

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Mapping the Crisis in Haiti Using a Cognitively Effective Display of Data

Edward Tufte would be proud.  This is an example of a brilliant use of social media and a cognitively effective display of the kind of data that social media can generate. Ushahidi are mapping crisis information from Haiti. They have integrated various data input sources, SMS, email, or web, and visually translated it onto a [...]

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Five Things to Remember About Social Media

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 [...]

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The Psychology of Away Messages

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) [...]

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