Its the hottest ticket in town. Originally available for $10, tickets to the ultra-Orthodox "anti-Internet" rally on May 20 at the 40,000-seat Citi Fi...
SmartMoney | JAMI MAKAN | Posted 05.18.2012
This article was originally published by SmartMoney.com 1. "We were in the right place at the right time." In the hit movie The Social Network, ...
Russell C. Smith | Posted 05.15.2012
When you're going online to accomplish specific goals, it's good to make a list and check off everything as you go along. We've all been sidetracked by hyperlinks, and this is part of the addictive quality of the Internet.
The Huffington Post | Sara Gates | Posted 05.09.2012
This just in: Facebook is addicting. Well, unless you've been living under a rock for the past few years, then you probably already know that. But now...
The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 05.02.2012
Foregoing the Internet is the ultimate challenge for today's social media addicts. But now, one blogger is attempting to do just that. Verge tech ...
Daniel Gulati | Posted 04.30.2012
In today's world, it's easy to think of your daily personal and professional experiences as notches in a belt, with the aim of creating a sense of appreciation at some future point. But why not let that time be now?
Posted 03.29.2012
By Hunter R. Slaton Pauline knew she was in trouble from the first time she ever went online, way back in 1994, when she was just a high-school g...
Allen Frances | Posted 05.28.2012
The relentless march to medicalize normality out of existence is opening a new and especially ridiculous front. The DSM-5 suggests providing a new section for "behavioral addictions."
The Huffington Post | Ross Luippold | Posted 04.14.2012
It's getting pretty hard to go through the day without finding a reason (or excuse) to use our mobile devices. Where are we going? Use a map applicati...
Shaahin Cheyene | Posted 04.04.2012
Most people enjoy using the Internet on a daily basis. But for older adults, it could promote active learning as they grow older. A recent article from Discovery Science has found that those who use the Internet frequently use their brains more than those who just read a book.
Posted 02.04.2012
It took hours for patrons and staff to notice the corpse of a man who died after an hours-long gaming session at an Internet cafe in Taiwan, Sky News ...
The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 01.31.2012
Some people just have to feed their Facebook addiction, no matter what the cost. Just ask two teens who were arrested at 3:30 a.m. Friday morning a...
The Huffington Post | Jocelyn Richard | Posted 01.12.2012
The brains of Internet addicts may undergo chemical changes similar to those of alcoholics and other drug addicts, according to a new study published ...
Kirk Snyder | Posted 03.10.2012
While crack cocaine rewires the chemistry of the brain, technological connection rewires the chemistry of the culture. It's an addiction that is changing life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in America.
Anastasia Rubis | Posted 02.22.2012
If students want to circumvent their addiction, and avoid academic trouble, they can do what I've done in previous paragraphs. Use those funny little things called quotation marks and give credit where credit is due.
Gabrielle Bernstein | Posted 02.06.2012
The hours I spent seeking feedback from my fans were hours wasted on a false belief that some number of comments or retweets would make me feel any better than I already did. But when I backed off from this positive feedback loop, I cleared space for self-love and self-soothing.
Marian Salzman | Posted 02.04.2012
Whether you're an American icon or a fatigued social media stalwart, one thing is clear: We are never really alone, or left alone, anymore. Our society has succumbed to a full-on state of co-dependence.
Beth Arnold | Posted 11.16.2011
In general, I know that going off the Internet cold turkey for four weeks will be a shocking change to my body, mind and lifestyle... I envision "28 days (without the internet)" as the emotional, physical, and spiritual journey of our time.
Fawn Germer | Posted 10.17.2011
Life was so much easier when I walked into the office and someone handed me a pink slip of paper that said, "While you were out..." Now I come back in...
Huffington Post | Amanda Chan | Posted 09.25.2011
Imagine this: You're going somewhere for the day, when you realize that you've left your smartphone and computer at home. You won't be able to retriev...
Phil Cooke, Ph.D. | Posted 08.13.2011
Make no mistake: while we're more connected than ever (and maybe because we're more "connected" than ever), we're more disconnected than ever from our families.
SaraKay Smullens | Posted 08.10.2011
Weiner's tale, in various forms, is well known in the offices of marital therapists. Most men with his addiction, as well as the wives who do not leave them, are thankful for their privacy.
Richard C. Senelick, M.D. | Posted 07.11.2011
A physician will consider many variables such as a person's age, past history, associated medical problems and symptoms. The Internet is impersonal and does not currently take these other factors into account.
Michael Friedman, L.M.S.W. | Posted 06.22.2011
There are concerns that large numbers of people have become "Internet addicts" and that the Internet is dehumanizing us. Despite the credibility of some of the people who raise these concerns, the evidence is anything but conclusive.
Susan Moeller | Posted 06.06.2011
For young adults, media are no longer external actors that deliver news and information; they are the circuitry of this generation's increasingly bionic make-up.
Posted 05.18.2012