Technology Addiction

Is Tech Addiction Killing Your Small Business?

Melody Stevens | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Tech Addiction, Small Business, Technology Use, Technology Addiction, Worker Productivity, Productivity, Social Media, Smartphones, Email, Small Business News
Melody Stevens

We have crossed the line. Internet and technology use has ceased being about helpful tools to grow and sustain a business. Instead, in many cases it has become an obsession, a compulsion and an addiction.

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Confessions of a Screen Addict About to Go (Almost) Cold Turkey in Anticipation of Screen-Free Week: April 30-May 6

Susan Linn | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Screen-Free Week, Screen Addiction, Angry Birds, Media Consumption, Phone Addiction, Technology Addiction, Impact News
Susan Linn

I'm looking forward to a week without screens at home. Screens are so interwoven into our lives that we stop noticing whether they're fun, useful, or even necessary. We use them by default. To fill up time. To distract us from thinking. To save us from the void.

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Campus Community Needs Fewer Walls in Order to Succeed

The Crimson White | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: College Campus Community, Campus Community, College Community, Technology Addiction, College Student Communication, Face-to-Face-Communication, Communication, College News
The Crimson White

Many of us have lost a sense of community. We have willingly given it up. But whether we know it or not, we still need it.

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Breaking Up With My Blackberry

Zach Stafford | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Iphone, Blackberry, Technology, Smartphone, Apple, Technology Addiction, Comedy News
Zach Stafford

Dear BB: As I sit here in the airport, I listen to Lauryn Hill's song "The Ex-Factor" and I reflect on our relationship, which has stretched almost four years, and I have come to the conclusion that "it ain't working," to quote Ms. Hill.

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Is That an Apple?

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Technology, Digital Divide, Kids Technology Dependence, Technology Addiction, Kids Common Sense, Technology Dependence, Technology News
Alan W. Silberberg

If our children can't tell you what a potato or an apple is -- how are they going to determine the future of quantum computing or nanotechnology as it applies to healthcare?

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Can You Hear Me Now?

Stephanie Sandberg | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Dharun Ravi, Twitter, Tyler Clementi, Social Media, Dharun Ravi Trial, Technology Addiction, Tyler Clementi Death, Effect of Technology, Technology Dependence, Dharun Ravi Twitter, Face-to-Face-Conversations, Social Media Dependence, Face-to-Face-Communication, Technology News
Stephanie Sandberg

The sad account of Tyler Clementi's short time at Rutgers exposes a deficit that feels like a missed opportunity: direct conversation. To me there seemed to be an alarming lack of simple human interaction around him in his final days.

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TEEN REPORTER: 'Help! I'm Going Through Technology Withdrawl'

> | Alexander Vassiliadis and John Mederich | Posted 03.01.2012

Read More: The Mash, Social Media Addiction, Teens Texting, Technology Addiction, The Chicago Tribune, Teens and Social Media, Digital Addiction, Teen News

About the authors: Alexander is a junior at the British School of Chicago and John Mederich is a senior at Mather High School. Both are reporters for ...

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Does Self-Control Come in an App?

Maggie Jackson | Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Kids Technology Addiction, Social Media Addiction, Kids and Media, Technology Distractions, Media, Facebook, Technology Addiction, Teen Technology Addiction, Technology News
Maggie Jackson

Parents and educators alike are buzzing about this new cure for our distracted, multitasking children. The name of the app? SelfControl.

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Bent Neck Syndrome and Compulsive Connectivity Disorder: Latest Smartphone Afflictions?

Lorraine Devon Wilke | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Twitter, Smartphones, Youtube, Constant Contact, Angry Birds, Words With Friends, Media, Facebook, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Texting, New York Philharmonic, Compulsive Connectivity Disorder, Bent Neck Syndrome, Technology Addiction, Technology News
Lorraine Devon Wilke

We'll put down our phones, get up from our ergonomic chairs, straighten our necks and step away from whatever screens we have wrapped all around us. And we'll heal.

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The New Social Order

Marian Salzman | Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Facebook Social Networking, Social Media Brands, Social Media Twitter, Addiction Connectivity, Internet Addiction, Facebook Connectivity Media, Technology Addiction, Social Media Marketing, Disconnected Technology Internet, Technology News
Marian Salzman

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.

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What Is Twitter Doing To Teen Brains?

Dr. Gregory Jantz, Ph.D. | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Addiction, Concentration, Social Media, Twitter, Technology, Health, Texting, Social Media Addiction, Technology Addiction, Facebook, Mindfulness, Healthy Living Spirit, Healthy Living News
Dr. Gregory Jantz, Ph.D.

Today's teens and college students are certainly using their skimming cells and connections... But what's the lose-it part of that equation for this technology-tethered generation?

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I am an American P.O.T. (Prisoner of Technology)

Steve Honig | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Iphone, Paris, Blackberry, Ernest Hemingway, Twitter, Facebook, Technology Addiction, Technology, American Technology, Texting, Technology News
Steve Honig

Life does not exist on the screen of a computer or a mobile device; it is a 360-degree experience happening all around me. It was time to lift my head up and smell the proverbial roses.

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Discovering the Soul Is the True Ethernet -- the Hard Way

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Laurent Nkunda, Twitter, Kindle, Pop, Pema Chodron, Imap, Steve Jobs, Listservs, Apple, Junk Email, Technology Dependence, Spam, Ethernet, When Things Fall Apart, Technology Addiction, Technology News
Georgianne Nienaber

I accidentally deleted over 13,000 messages from my email account and didn't flinch. Well, almost. There was a feeling of panic, but it was followed by a Zen-like calm. Had I effectively erased the past?

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Want To Reconnect This Father's Day? Then Disconnect

Phil Cooke, Ph.D. | Posted 08.13.2011

Read More: Father's Day, Unplug and Recharge, Internet Addiction, Cell Phone Addiction, Cell Phones in Bed, Disconnecting From Technology, Technology Addiction, Father's Day 2011, Healthy Living News
Phil Cooke, Ph.D.

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.

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Eco Etiquette: A Year Without BlackBerry

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 06.19.2011

Read More: Blackberry, Net Generation, Fomo, Iphone Addiction, Green Advice, Mother Nature, Blackberry Addiction, Green Living, Earth Day, Technology Addiction, Earth Day 2011, Eco Etiquette, Environmental Generational Amnesia, Green News
Jennifer Grayson

Send all your eco-inquiries to Jennifer Grayson at eco.etiquette@gmail.com. Questions may be edited for length and clarity. I've received a lot of qu...

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Going 24 Hours Without Internet Makes Teens 'Jealous,' 'Hostile'

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 06.08.2011

Read More: Students Social Media Addiction, Social Media Addiction, Mobile Addiction, Technology Addiction, Students Technolgy Addictionm Students Mobile Addiction, Students, Technology News

Young people around the world have a tough time letting go of their gadgets, a recent study found. For some, abstaining from texting and other tech ac...

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Worldwide, Students Suffer From Internet 'Addiction'

Susan Moeller | Posted 06.06.2011

Read More: Internet Addiction, Mobile Phone Addition, Facebook Addition, Video Game Addiction, Technology Addiction, Technology News
Susan Moeller

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.

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5 Smartphone Rules to Live By

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Smartphones, Connectivity, Technology, Iphone, Efficiency, Blackberry, Android, Technology-Addiction, Email, Technology News
Dr. Jim Taylor

The smartphone has become a ubiquitous status symbol of and tool for businesspeople doing business. In offices, on the streets and in airports, what s...

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What's Your Addiction?

Meg Wolff | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Drug Addiction, Food Addiction, Iphone Addiction, Tech Addiction, Email Addiction, E-Mail Addiction, Technology Addiction, Unplug and Recharge, Smartphone Addiction, Healthy Living News
Meg Wolff

I realized how easy it's becoming to get sucked into your technology of choice! Even as I was doing this that day, I felt kind of crazy, but out of boredom -- or the thrill of connection -- I engaged in it.

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Taking Multitasking To Task

EW.com | Mark Harris | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Resolution Unplug and Recharge, Unitasking, Multitasking, Tech, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Screen Addiction, Unitasking Benefits, Pop Culture Unitasking, Tech Addictions, Technology Addiction, Unplug and Recharge, Pop Culture, Technology, Healthy Living News

By Mark Harris EW.com Earlier this year, like a lot of people, I made a resolution to eat less. But with a twist: My resolution is to eat less ent...

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Unplug And Recharge: Are You Living In A Techno-Daze?

Ronit Herzfeld | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Crackberry, Valentine's Day, Technology Addiction, Offlining, Relationships, National Day of Unplugging, Blackberry, Technology Dependence, Blackberry Addiction, Unplug and Recharge, Healthy Living News
Ronit Herzfeld

How is technology affecting your relationships? Do you think you could turn off, unplug, and see the difference it makes?

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Looking For Balance In A 24/7 World

Fauzia Burke | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Unplug and Recharge, Information Overload, Business, Productivity, Work-Life Balance, Twitter, Email, Facebook, Technology Addiction, Culture, Resolution Unplug and Recharge, Social Media, Social Media Addiction, Dependence on Social Networking, Technology Dependence, Dependence on Technology, Technology, Healthy Living News
Fauzia Burke

We live in a culture of 24/7 work and it has become normal to many of us. We have raised the expectation of availability to a point that is unhealthy.

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Are You Staring At Screens So Much That You're Missing Out On Life?

Joe Robinson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Inspiration, Participant Engagement, Life Skills, Work-Life Balance, Active Living, Spectator, Addiction to Technology, Unplug and Recharge Technology, Screen Addiction, Unplug and Recharge Screen Addiction, Addiction to Screens, Unplug and Recharge, Technology Addiction, Healthy Living News
Joe Robinson

The act of participating in self-chosen activities puts you in charge of your life, and your brain likes it that way. You'll feel the rush of autonomy even before you leave the door and the power to initiate more forays when you return.

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2011: The Year of the Brain (and Other Trends)

Marian Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Subprime Crisis, Real Estate, Wikileaks, Privacy, Mark Madoff, NFL Concussions, Clothes Swap, Female Brain, Cell Phones and Cancer, Mark Zuckerberg, Video Games, Technology, Tyler Clementi, College Loans and Debt, Listening, Shopping, Trends, Financial Aid, Indian Cooking, Credit Crisis, Male Brain, Transparency, Trendspotting, Clean Water, Technology Addiction, Business News
Marian Salzman

This is the 12th in a series of 12 posts expounding on the 2011 forecasts in the annual trends report from Salzman, president of Euro RSCG Worldwide PR and an internationally respected trendspotter.

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A Wisdom Manifesto For Our Tech-Addicted Times

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Technology Stress, Tech Addiction, Unplug and Recharge, Technology Addicted, Technology Addiction, Tech Addicted, Technology Mindfulness, Technology Balance, Smarter Ideas, Healthy Living News
Soren Gordhamer

Can we embrace these technologies in ways that add to the quality of our life and benefit the world? Can we marry the external technologies with inner technologies like mindfulness, compassion and wisdom?

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