Learned a new word today: sexting. You probably know what it means but I didn't have a clue. Sexting is: sending and receiving sexually suggestive images, videos, or texts on cell phones. Smartphones, computers and other toys with internet access also creep into our relationships. For example visiting dating sites, long distance interactions with webcam, even relationship termination can be done online: idump4u.com. A recent study looked at attachment styles and the use of sexting. Attachment theory has proposed that the attachment one forms in infancy to a caregiver may form a basis for the attachment one forms later with .....read more »

The Millenial generation are those in college from 2000 to late 2010. It's the same period in which social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Hyves in The Netherlands saw a massive increase in users. To some, the millennial generation are more narcissistic than earlier generations. From wikipedia, the millennial generation is generally marked by an increased use and familiarity with communications, media, and digital technologies. Might their be some connection between increased narcissism in this generation and the increase of use of social networking sites? We're talking about subclinical narcissists. They hold an inflated view of themselves, believe they .....read more »

The Axis of Awesome: How to Write a Love Song - watch more funny videos Just before Valentine's day, how to write a cliche love song....Related posts: Who do you write like? The Brain in Love A Nerdy Rap Song ..read more »

Social media the mass audience of the future. People no longer aggregate online on age, gender and income instead they aggregate on what they like and love, they aggregate on their interests. What does that mean for our future and our culture, just watch this interesting talk. Media and advertising companies still use the same old demographics to understand audiences, but they're becoming increasingly harder to track online, says media researcher Johanna Blakley. As social media outgrows traditional media, and women users outnumber men, Blakley explains what changes are in store for the future of media. Related posts: Social Media in Health .....read more »

Does using online social networking compensate for certain character traits? It's suggested that participating in online social networks such as Facebook or twitter is mostly done by those who struggle to make social connections in face to face contacts. The use of Facebook to enhance their social relationships online. This is called the social compensation hypothesis in contrast to the rich get richer hypothesis. Those who already are very socially adaptive and use the benefits of Internet for more social interaction. In two studies an attempt was made to answer this question. First they looked at personality and a range of .....read more »

A short narrative and video about the story of the founding and evolution of Wikipedia.Related posts: Excellent Review of A History of Electroconvulsive Treatment in Mental Illness Shock Documentary The eye opening story about one of the most controversial medical treatments in history A Short History of Chocolate in the United States ..read more »

In a recent study the conclusion about social networking sites and teens was that 93% of teens and young adults go online, compared to only 38% of adults over 65 years of age. It is surprising that 7% of 12-29 year olds still don't use social networking sites. Twitter is the exception because it's the only social networking site not often used by teenagers and young adults. Here you can read more about social media and young adults. But why do some teenagers choose not to use social networking sites? From a research with American college students participating: disinterest, lack of understanding of .....read more »

Does a lot of friends on Facebook make you happy or does a positive self representation on Facebook make you feel happy. These two important questions were studied amongst 391 college students using Facebook. How does faceook use contribute to happiness? Indeed more friends on facebook increases your subjective well-being. This association was not mediated by the perceived social support from these friends. Happiness from the number of facebook friends could also be mediated by an enhancement of self worth. As in real life their is a critical number of friends and the feeling of social support derived from these friends. .....read more »

Seth Godin and Tom Peters do a much better job in telling you why you should blog than I can in a long post. Thanks DrV at 33Charts he also included the text of their brief conversation.Related posts: The Difference Between a Blog post and an Article Blog like a man or a woman? What Kind of a Person Writes on Wikipedia or Blog or Medblog? ..read more »

Email overload is the feeling of being overwhelmed by a large volume of incoming messages. Email overload makes the management of the Inbox necessary. Wouldn't it be great if the inbox itself could filter the email by prioritization, information structuring and work-flow management? Now the user has to assess and prioritize the message based on the immediately visible message characteristics like the sender and the subject line. This decision has to be done again when the content of the message has been read. He or she has to reevaluate the initial decision regarding the action on the email. Some email .....read more »