
The Weapons of Mass Destraction
According to Nielsen, the average U.S. gamer age 13 or older spent 6.3 hours a week playing video games during 2013. That’s up from 5.6 hours in 2012, which was up from 5.1 hours in 2011. If you like fun, we’re trending in the right direction. In the United States,...

Freedom of Speech or Invasion of Privacy?
In a nutshell, Kanye West expressed support for President Trump on Twitter. Which, void of personal and political feelings seems harmless right? Kanye is basically expressing his freedom of speech. John Legend, famed R&B singer, friend and business associate then...

Technology is a great servant but a bad master
Emotional Intelligence and Technology Technology is a great servant but a bad master. Technology exists for the purpose of making life simpler. Unfortunately, that’s not the case for many, if not, most people. Whether it’s chronically checking to see how many likes...

Look Up, Life is Happening
I've recently took inventory of my cell phone usage. Particularly, when, where, why and for how long. Not an official deep dive, more self reflection. I noticed that I'm not necessarily leading by example in my home. I'm a loose user in the evenings around my family,...

No-Fi…What happened when my son took a Social Media Time-Out
My wife and I recently got our 12 and 14-year-old son's smartphones. We gave them some basic instructions and let them have at it. We didn't want to be too overbearing. Give them some freedom, that's what we thought. Allow some space for them to mature and see what...

3 Social Media Resources Encouraging an “Offline” Conversation
It's one thing to be told what the problem is. It's another to work towards a solution. Working towards a solution means a healthy dialogue. Together and only together can we address the social media anxieties that adversely affect our youth (to the point of death). 3...