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The Internet Is Where We Share - and Steal - the Best Ideas

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Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 6.6.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | addiction, law, meme, social media
Summary | Intellectual property is difficult to defend on the internet. Memes go viral and the origin is hard to track down. Recently even Hollywood snagged an idea off of social media where users began developing an idea for a movie based on a picture of Rihanna and Lupita Nyong'o. Social media users try to be creative and share their ideas on these platforms because it is addicting if other users respond positively.
Image Description | Illustration of a bunch of @ and copyright signs.
Image Tags | text

The Facebook Breakup

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Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 13.3.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | (mental) health, addiction, Facebook, research/study, threat
Summary | Many studies have been published about whether Facebook makes us happy or unhappy. Studies with both conclusions exist. They agree that Facebook notifications can cause a hormone release that boosts feelings of happiness for a moment, like all other addictive substances. Facebook has teams working on solustions on how to deal with accounts of users who pass away or how to assist people with avoiding their ex-partners on Facebook.
Image Description | An illustration of a vacuum cleaner vacuuming a broken heart, a team of designers working at Facebook, motivational posters from Facebook, and a smartphone showing the post-breakup settings Facebook offers.
Image Tags | Facebook, female(s), male(s), smartphone, text

Married to Their Smartphones (Oh, and to Each Other, Too)

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Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 30.10.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | addiction, gender
Summary | Married couples increasingly report of marital disputes around smartphone use. Especially women feel devalued when their husbands give more attention to their smartphones rather than then. Marriage counsellors report that it is particularly problematic when spouses both use their smartphones in bed since it prevents emotional incimacy before going to sleep, as well as reducing the likelihood of physical intimacy.
Image Description | Illustration of a female and male smartphone on a marriage counselling couch.
Image Tags | emojis, smartphone, text

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