Dec
12
President Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron, and Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt were captured posing together while taking a selfie at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service. You’ve probably seen it. The photo is rocketing across cyberspace. It is not unusual for people to want capture extraordinary events. Mandela was extraordinary. ...
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Dec
11
Recently I wrote a post on Psychology Today wondering why the selfie phenomenon hadn’t been embraced by brands. Selfies capture an authentic moment because it does something that we haven’t done before, allowed the photographer and the subject to be one and the same. Apparently I don't get out enough....
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Dec
11
A recent Tumblr site is causing quite a stir. Selfies at Funerals, compiled by Fast Company senior editor Jason Feifer (@heyfeifer) is a collection of selfies* taken at funerals mostly by teens culled from across the social media sites like Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Selfies have become a cultural phenomenon, especially for teens...
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Nov
17
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Oct
22
Earlier this month, I learned about a new iPhone app called Kindr. Kindr makes it easy for you to send compliments to people you know by providing you with a ‘compliment menu,’ linked to your address book. It is based on the premise, well documented in the psychology literature, that...
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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.