Oct
31
In anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the first host-to-host connection, Pew Research Center polled hundreds of experts on their vision of digital life in the next 50 years. I was honored to join their host of experts, who were, on net, pretty optimistic, with 72% believing that the future...
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Oct
15
In my recent blog post on Psychology Today, I commented on a Washington Post article reporting that teens can hack and otherwise get around parental controls on phones. I said I was surprised that anyone was surprised. While there are clearly lessons for parents in this, there are also some implications for brands. ...
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Oct
15
The Washington Post reported that teens have figured out how to get around Apple’s Screen Time. Why parents are surprised, beats me. Kids and teens today have a lot of experience navigating their digital worlds. They know how to find solutions to problems by experimentation and/or by looking online. I google recipes,...
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Oct
07
The digital revolution has disrupted a century of economic, social and political norms bringing a variety of new opportunities as well as unfamiliar and complex problems. As a media psychologist and researcher, I am excited by the new approaches to audience analytics enabled by digital and social technologies that let us...
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Oct
05
A savvy influencer knows the importance of creating an emotional connection and works hard to build fan relationships. Fan communities create a sense of affiliation and belonging, powerful drivers of human motivation. There is nothing like a little drama to activate belonging, picking sides, who's in and who's out. It fires...
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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.