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Is Technology Weakening
Interpersonal Relationships?SXSWi 2010 Crowd
Corinne Weisgerber, Ph.D.St. Edward’s University
Ashley BrownJones-Dilworth
Jenn Deering Davis, Ph.D.University of Texas, Austin
Matthew WeberUniversity of Southern California
Panelists:SXSWi 2010
Hashtag: #IPRpanel
How many relationshipscan we maintain successfully?
Are we networking ourselves to death?
Are we networking ourselves to death?
Are we networking ourselves to death?
Are we networking ourselves to death?
South Korean couple starved own baby to death while they were raising a virtual child online
CNN - 03/07/2010
How does technology affect?our romantic relationships
One out of every 5 new divorce cases directly cites Facebook (Keenan, 2009)
Most common complaint: “spouses having inappropriate sexual chats with people they were not supposed to”
One out of every 5One out of every 5
How does technology affect?our workplace relationships
54% of US companies prohibit the use of social networking at work (Half, 2009)
54% of US companies prohibit the use of social networking at work (Half, 2009)
57% of employees report using social network sites during work time for personal reasons (Morse, 2009)
54% of US companies prohibit the use of social networking at work (Half, 2009)
57% of employees report using social network sites during work time for personal reasons (Morse, 2009)
Social networking sites cost employers an estimated $2.25 billion dollars in 2009 (Morse, 2009)
How does technology affect?our personal identities
We are we known by the company we keep
If your profile page features pics of physically attractive friends, you’ll be perceived as more physically attractive Walther, Van Der Heide, Kim, Westerman & Tong (2008 - Human Communication Research)
Your Facebook friends’ gender & sexual orientation can predict your own sexual orientationMIT, “Project Gaydar” (2009)
Can we maintain a relationship?solely via technology
Redefining the meaning of friendshipGrowing up Online - PBS/Frontline Special
Corinne Weisgerber:[email protected]@corinnew
CONTACT INFO:
Ashley Brown:[email protected]@ashbrown
Jenn Deering Davis:[email protected]@jdeeringdavis
Matt Weber:[email protected]@mediareinvented