We all know habits are hard to break. As more people are becoming obsessed with checking their smartphones for updates, emails, and friend streams there is a concern that those habits can become addictive. In a recent report on Science Daily researchers shared their concerns about so-called "checking habits" of smartphone users throughout the waking hours. They found that a considerable amount of ...
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The use of social media sites such as Facebook and MySpace are increasing problematic for many users. The nature of the sites, our access to them via many devices (PC’s, laptops, iPads, cellphone browsers, text messaging and email) are conducive to obsessiveness and compulsive use. Additionally, these sites offer a theoretically unlimited social access to an unlimited number of people. ...
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As the Internet becomes the center of many teens' social life, research, and homework, some parents wonder whether time using it should be limited. Much of life is becoming focused on the use of the Internet, and determining how much is too much can be difficult. Teens can spend hours doing homework using the Internet, intertwined with Facebook and IM conversations. ...
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While social media platforms have become a valuable tool in marketing and networking, some are finding they have a hard time if they need to step away from Facebook or Twitter for too long. Is it possible this platform has created a whole new type of addict? According to a Computer World piece, a new study has examined the phenomenon. Retrevo, a consumer electronics shopping and review site recently release ...
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