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The (Not So) Romantic Side of Search
Amanda Moshier | August 19th, 2009
Whether victims of Blackberry addiction, iPhone obsession, or a Facebook mobile twitch, we all know someone who can’t seem to put down their cell/iPhone/PDA/whatever it is. Some accept this behavior as part of Gen-Y technophile culture, but not every offender falls into the Generation Y demographic. Some feel the aforementioned behavior suggests an underlying anxiety which may or may not be triggered by certain social situations. Some say those tethered to their mobile, Internet-enabled devices are simply doing so out of habit, and others simply deem them rude. In any case, it is hard to deny we have a problem. We’ve all become so attached to our technology, we find it difficult to let go, even in the midst of human-to-human contact, even in the presence of someone we love. Now scientists are suggesting there may be more to our compulsion to stay connected than meets the eye. Turns out dopamine, the natural chemical found in human brains often referenced to explain the rush of energy and goal-oriented behavior we experience when in love, plays a large role in our constant drive to seek and share information, and activities like Google searching, texting, twittering, and updating our Facebook status fire up the same reward center in the brain activated when we fall in love. More on dopamine Dopamine itself is responsible for reward-seeking behaviors: it stimulates the pleasure centers in the brain and causes us to continually seek behaviors that provide that pleasure. From activities like eating that the brain Continue reading…
Vlog Episode 14 – “Twit or Twitter”
Amir Shoucri | April 9th, 2009
Tags: episode 14, facebook, myspace, tweet, tweeted, Tweeting, Twitter, twittering, Video Blog, vlog, Wpromote
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