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• Unlikely Heroes: Resilience with a Dragon Tattoo

  

  Hollywood’s remake of the film from the bestseller “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”is scheduled for release just before Christmas.  It comes on the heels of th... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, PSYCHOLOGY

• Transmedia Storytelling: It’s the Story Stupid!

  

  The transmedia part of transmedia storytelling is like building a musical score the way a conductor employs different instruments in an orchestra. Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2011 MEDIA

• Transmedia Storytelling Webinar Receives 2011 IMA Award

  

  We were excited to have our work acknowledged by this award because, for us, effective transmedia marketing is a way of viewing the world before it becomes a... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TECH

• Media Psychology: The ‘Field Whose Time Has Come’ Makes It to Times Square

  

  Photo on marquee is APA Div. 46 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Bernie Luskin flanked by former students. From Left to Right: Scott Sobel, Dr. June... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL MEDIA

• Transmedia Storytelling Raises Awareness for OCD

  

  Half a million teens in the US suffer from OCDBut stories engage us at multiple levels and using all of our senses and, most importantly, they create a shared... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2011 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Missouri Takes Aim at Facebook: Who Are We Protecting?

  

  Social media and Facebook in particular are an emotional powder keg these days.  From anxieties over stalking and child abuse to the potential for terrorism... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2011 DEBATE, PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIETY

• Us Versus Them? It’s Time for “We’re All in This Together”

  

  The in-flight safety message on a recent Virgin America flight ended with a clever info-cartoon intended to raise awareness of how obnoxious airplane behavior... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2011 POLITICS, PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIETY, TECH

• Vote for Me @SxSW 2012 Panel Picker: Brains, Games & Design

  

  SxSW would be more accurately called a celebration than a conference. It has grown exponentially because it brings together a fascinatingly diverse group in... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, PSYCHOLOGY

• Social Media Did Not Cause the London Riots

  

  After four days of looting and rioting across the UK, people are looking for answers. The violence that started in London, spread rapidly across not only Greate... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2011 MEDIA, PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL MEDIA

• Behavioral Targeting: Violating Transparency

  

  Behavioral targeting gives a whole new meaning to net neutrality. It violates the foundations of a social media environment: authenticity and transparency. If... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2011 CURRENT, PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIETY, TECH

• From Byron to Bieber: Celeb Crushes Throughout History

  

  Parasocial affection for Bieber turned into rejection-rage for Selena Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber Karaoke Duet In 1956, Horton and Wohl published a... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2011 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL MEDIA

• Should Teachers and Students Be Facebook Friends?

  

  Prohibiting teachers from Facebook is like putting your head in the sandAs social networks become a normal means of connection, it’s time to step back and... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2011 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Six Weiner Lessons for Using Social Media

  

  Politicians may have personalities predisposed to risk-taking behaviors.  The same is often true with CEOs and Rock Stars.  These kinds of occupations attract... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2011 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Transmedia Storytelling: Neuroscience Meets Ancient Practices

  Every day you wake up to a flow of information. Your alarm clock sounds and you check your smart phone for email and Facebook posts. You scan a newspaper over... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2011 BUSINESS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, MEDIA, PSYCHOLOGY, SCIENCE, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Transmedia Storytelling Podcast for Hispanic MPR.com

  From http://www.hispanicmpr.com/: A podcast interview with Bonnie Buckner, M.A., Pamela Rutledge, MBA, Ph.D. co-founders, A Think Lab is available in the Podcas... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2011 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Transmedia Psychology and Innovation

  

  For several years now, I’ve had the dubious distinction of trying to explain to people what it means to be a media psychologist. The trick is to get the... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2011 MEDIA, PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Perpetuating the Fear of Technology

  

  Shame on LA Times columnist Sandy Banks for perpetuating ignorance and the fear of technology in her column “The stage is too big for kids” . If you want to... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2011 MEDIA, PSYCHOLOGY, SCIENCE, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• The Case of the Missing Cobra: Making News Compelling Through Story

  

  The Bronx Zoo misplaced an Egyptian cobra. (Don’t you hate it when that happens?) I read about it in the LA Times. This isn’t the first errant zoo animal, so wh... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA

• 5 Reasons Why Sharing Regrets Online Can Help

  

  Life is full of choices. When things don’t go as we plan or hoped, we feel regret. It is a common and universal experience. At the risk of stating the obvious,... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2011 MEDIA, PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Social Connection As Business Model for Helping College Applicants

  

  It’s the end of another college application season.  High school seniors are waiting for the fat envelope.  High school juniors are being driven (or flown)... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2011 FAMILY, MEDIA, SCHOOLING, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH