1. What do you think are the main reasons why this study had these results?
There are several different reasons for theses findings but the most prominent soley bieng the interneet. Although as a human you can come to build different relationships be it friends or frenemies, with new technology you can expand these relationships globally. Nowadays society is requiring higher levels of education, connections become important. A typical "old school" office would be full of piles of paper, but with technology most of those contacts are now elctronically saved. When there are "problems" people tend to look at other peoples pages, FB or Email, to check what is being said about that "problem". Recently more divorces have been caused by the rising number of electronics.
2. Have you fallen victim to "The Google Effect?" Give an example.
I like many others have fallen prey to the Google Effect. Although it would be nice to think that I am above that I am not. To this day I keep an active archive of alll of my computer work on both my AOL and GMAIL accounts, along with numerous other documents be it personal or school work. Even though I find myself able to go one week without signing in to my emails or FB, there is always a nagging sense in the back of my head. As of now I have about 7 people's numbers memorized, everyone else is saved into my Gmail contacts.
3. Provide a cure/solution or explain why there may be no way out of this situation?
I think that there is nor real long-term solution because it is an addiction. A couple years back not everyone had a computer much less understood he infamous Mac commercial in the 1970's. But the only short term solution that I can think of is to prioritize your activities, and figure out if you really need to use the internet for that activity. If there are some functions that u can use paper for then do so. If the number to your house is important then memorize it.
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