Jun
06
The massive response to Santa Barbara shooting shows how the immediacy of social media increases emotional involvement. The resulting conversations around the shooting—moving quickly from the tragedy itself to the larger topic of misogyny--also shows how much we are driven to engage with something more concrete to make sense out...
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Jun
05
Binge viewing is when you control what you watch and when you watch it The problem with binge viewing is that it isn’t really a problem. It represents another shift of control from producers to consumers thanks to technology. It also violates our mental model of ‘TV viewing.’ Binge viewing...
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Feb
23
As you may have noticed from previous posts, I am pro-selfie. Selfies are those pictures you take of yourself with a camera phone and flip around lens. I’m not in favor of selfies because I like to take them. I like selfies because they are a form of expression enabled...
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Jan
10
It’s rare to read an article about selfies, Millennials or Facebook without narcissism making an appearance in the first paragraph. No wonder people, especially parents, get worried when they see the proliferation of selfies posted on Instagram or Facebook as if taking selfies were, well, a normal thing to do....
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Jan
10
Last April, the Rijksmuseum, the Museum of Netherlands, and their major sponsor ING celebrated the reopening of the museum after lengthy renovations by organizing a unique flash mob. They recreated one of Rembrandt's most famous works, the Night Watch, in a shopping mall. The performance is a delight to watch but...
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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.