Virtual World Continuum
All virtual worlds are 3-D internet tools where people interact and communicate using avatars, however, some virtual worlds track more faithfully to the real world than others.
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The longest points on the tail of music sales
In the midst of dismal data from the recording industry there are still occasional glimmers of silver lining.
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Is it possible to end the opposition between books and the internet?
Is it possible to end the opposition between books and the internet?
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Boot Camp for Internet Addicts?
While South Korea has launched a boot camp for internet addicts, don’t expect any in the U.S. too soon.
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Is video gaming becoming the next family bonding activity?
Is video gaming becoming the next family bonding activity?
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Homo Connectus: The impact of technology on people’s everyday lives
This is a general discussion of the hallmarks of the new digital ecosystem and some of the changes that have occurred to people’s relationship to each other and people’s relationship to information and media.
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Parent and Teen Internet Use
Parents view the internet less favorably than in 2004, yet are still engaged with their children’s media consumption. Teens are more likely than their parents to say tech devices are helpful.
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Online Games
Ed Castronova offers insights into the rise of virtual identities through online games and raises questions about the future of interpersonal communication.
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Teens, Video Games and Time Use
An article in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine asks how adolescents spent their time, specifically looking at gaming in relation to other online and offline activities, and the relationship between time spent in various ac…
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Are our relationships defined by our online habits?
Everyone has a friend or two who takes that much longer to respond to emails because they just don’t ever check their accounts, who don’t want to join social networks and who never pop up on IM and gmail-chat. What happens when you fall in love w…