When we’re attacking an individual we can often be seen as petty or vengeful (something I address in another article). But when it comes to an individual exacting revenge on a corporation via social media, we seem to view the … Continue reading →
On May 22, 2015 I presented two posters of my research at the Association for Psychological Science Annual Conference in New York City. The first poster was based on the research I did with my psychology of social media students. … Continue reading →
I just launched a Psychology of Social Media Facebook page with the intent to keep people informed about new developments (or events) related to the psychology of social media and to share some of the posts I’ve previously shared in my … Continue reading →
I’d like to give special thanks to Janet Thaeler (@newspapergrl) for sharing my article on her blog yesterday and Paul Wilson (@PaulWilson) for sending it to her. Along with her post she included this infographic and a brief introduction to … Continue reading →
Today (April 14, 2015), is the one year anniversary of 273 school girls being kidnapped from the Chibok Government Secondary School by Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria. Today approximately 230 of them are still missing. Sadly, in a moment of self-reflection, … Continue reading →
On Wednesday, February 25, 2015, a poorly photographed image of an average looking dress with the caption “guys please help me – is this dress white and gold, or blue and black?” was posted on Tumblr. Early the next day … Continue reading →
The BYU-Hawaii Newsroom did a highlight story on my new Psychology of Social Media course and the article I was invited to write about the course for the APS Observer. Here’s the link to the article People who are over … Continue reading →
As a result of a conversation I had while attending the annual conference of the Association for Psychological Science in San Francisco last May I was invited to write an Observer article about the Psychology of Social Media course … Continue reading →
My thoughts about the ice bucket challenge are very well summed up by Mike Rowe (see his comments here).In short, in response to the “500 or so individuals who publicly challenged” him (some in less than friendly ways), Mr. Rowe and his dog both … Continue reading →
