Welcome to the New Year. A time of big resolutions; or, as my colleague Pam’s seven-year-old daughter once said: revolutions. Every event has a word. The word for New Year’s is change. We’re going to change the way we eat, exercise, play with the kids, talk to our bosses. Last... read more →
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Dec
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By Bonnie Buckner and Pamela Rutledge Previously published on Psychology Today’s “Positively Media.” In the last post New Media IS the New Museum, part 1, we wrote that Arianna Huffington overlooked two important points about the role... read more →
Dec
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By Pamela Rutledge and Bonnie Buckner Previously published on Psychology Today's "Positively Media." In her recent post Museums 2.0: What Happens When Great Art Meets New Media?, Arianna Huffington, though normally an enthusiastic supporter of new media, expressed misgivings about museums adopting social media. We believe that she misses some... read more →
Dec
30
When Hilary Clinton adopted the adage that it takes a village to raise a child she was speaking in part to the need for transparency. The village in her image was one of permeable walls, community engagement in the personal, and an end to privacy. Many voices are more powerful... read more →
Dec
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Previously published on Psychology Today "Positively Media" 2011 will be the year when technology takes a back seat to human experience. In 2010, people grappled with the deluge of social technologies and focused on how to manage, monitor, measure, and adapt information and tools. 2011 will bring a move toward... read more →
Dr. Pamela Rutledge is available to reporters for comments on the psychological and social impact of media and technology on individuals, society, organizations and brands.