Enter bathroom. Lock door. Kick web addiction.

Apparently this guy from Queens had to lock himself in his pink tiled bathroom to "flush his digital dependency" (tap tap, is this thing on?)

http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/queens-man-lives-in-bathroom-to-cut-off-tech-addiction-1.2232128

Facebook Phone Scam

http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/17/facebook-dislike-button-is-a-scam/?hp

Yikes...

Booking Flights on FB

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/12/delta-facebook-booking-de_n_679888.html

New Pew Study on Broadband

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/12/highspeed-internet-adopti_n_679760.html

Good luck writing your papers this week!!

Newsweek Article About the Downsides of Online Social Networking

http://www.newsweek.com/blogs/the-human-condition/2010/07/20/10-ways-facebook-can-ruin-your-life.html

Funny enough, this was posted on my facebook newsfeed.

Some Social Media Statistics from a Digital Marketing Blog

http://econsultancy.com/blog/5324-20+-mind-blowing-social-media-statistics-revisited

"Just Google it"? Not so fast...

According to a brand new study out of Northwestern University, many college students place too much trust in sites such as Google, Wikipedia, AOL, Yahoo!, etc.:

Not as Web Savvy as You Think

Thinking back on our past discussions on the intersection of the digital divide and credibility, it's interesting that this segment of the population, which is commonly considered as the most Internet savvy and connected, is not quite as discerning as we might expect when it comes to credibility.