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More Psych Tweeps

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Out of fairness I couldn't put us in the top ten list, but PsychCentral tweeps have some great Twitter accounts. @docjohng (our fearless leader) @aliciasparks (glamorous author, Celebrity Psychings editor, World ...

Top Ten Psych Tweeps

Monday, June 29th, 2009
Microblogging service Twitter is maximizing in popularity. Though there are naysayers who don't understand the medium and dismiss it as shallow and narcissistic (just like early blog ...

Putting Cool Ahead of Science: TweetPsych

Thursday, June 18th, 2009
A new service launched this week by a web developer named Dan Zarrella called TweetPsych. Zarrella is also a marketing manager for HubSpot, an online marketing firm. Zarrella calls himself a "scientist," because I guess ...

Introducing the Psych Central Mood Tracker

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
After taking a look at a few of the mood trackers that have long been available online, ...

Twitter is the New Blogging, With a Twist

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
It's always interesting to me to see technology data trends repeat themselves, even when the technologies themselves are seemingly completely different and designed for different purposes. Case in point: blogging versus Twitter. Although Twitter is often ...

Research: Participate in An Online Support Group

Thursday, June 4th, 2009
Many people suffer from depression or anxiety at some point in their lives. They may turn to a variety of sources for help including family, friends and health professionals. Online support groups, sometimes called online discussion ...

Teens Text A Lot, Adults Worry

Friday, May 29th, 2009
I sometimes wonder if we're not living in a mirror world every 20 or 30 years. Because it seems like that's about ...

What if Ray Sandford Were Your Brother?

Sunday, May 24th, 2009
Forced treatment is not a new topic here on World of Psychology, nor is this the first time we've discussed the unusual case of Ray Sandford. What did Mr. Sandford do wrong? Nothing. He's simply ...

Saving Lives, One Page at a Time

Sunday, May 24th, 2009
At the International Conference on the Use of the Internet in Mental Health in Montreal earlier this month, I discussed how far we've come in 15 ...

Avatar Customization Increases Feelings of Presence

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
Although it may be pretty obvious that allowing a user to customize their avatar would lead them to enjoy whatever service they're ...

Computers Rotting Our Brains?

Monday, May 18th, 2009
There are some scientists who are becoming increasingly concerned about the negative effects of long-term, widespread computer usage, brought about primarily by the rise of the Internet and immersive video games. The only problem is that ...

Optimism Software Special Offer

Monday, May 18th, 2009
As a person starts upon his or her road in recovery from a mental health concern, a common question arises -- how will I ...

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