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La technologie au service du narcissisme

(Technology at the service of narcissism )

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Newspaper | La Tribune de Genève
Date | 15.3.2014
Language | French
Country | Switzerland
Summary | Selfies have become popular, especially among Hollywood stars. Should we be worried about this new technology that favors narcissism? An American psychologist claims that the need to immortalize our own image is not anything new. However, do Hollywood stars need to be pathetic while taking selfies? Selfies seem to be the proof of solitude. People and their "followers" live their lives through a screen; they think they are connected to the world but are just connected to themselves.
Image Description | Selfie that Ellen DeGeneres took at the 2014 Academy Awards ceremony.
Image Tags | selfie

La tentation de la déconnexion

(The temptation of being disconnected)

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Newspaper | La Tribune de Genève
Date | 17.1.2015
Language | French
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | addiction, email, smartphone, threat
Summary | There is now a general feeling of overdose or "virtual burnout" with new media. This feeling touches both private and professional spaces. A professor a the University of Neuchatel condemns this phenomenon which can have bad consequences at work. Nowadays, even if we leave our office, our work does not stop; we can still receive emails and feel like we have to respond right away. Some companies have rules: for example, no email after 6 p.m. and during the weekend. This digital overdose also hinders our personal relations with people.
Image Description | Digital image with new media use statistics, and icons related to new media.
Image Tags | computer/laptop, smartphone

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