Several weeks ago, I was on a local panel discussing selfies and the self portrait when one of the panelists stated that they thought social media and online time in general seemed one dimensional. After all, how could connecting with people online possibly compare to the “real” life experience of spending time with people? It …
Despite the fact that social media has become a part of the fabric of our daily lives, I am always amazed at how many people continue to believe that online communications are not quite “real”. Instead they chide people to plug into their “real” lives or assume that online connections diminish “real” life. There was …
Several weeks ago, I found myself sitting in my living room on the couch with my husband and daughter. Each one of us engrossed in our own private world, the hubby on his iPhone, the kiddo on the family iPad and me with a book. To be honest, it was a moment that scared me; …