Information addiction

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Information addiction is a condition whereby connected users experience a hit of pleasure, stimulation and escape and technology affects attention span, creativity and focus^[1] which has been referred to as pseudo-attention deficit disorder^[1].

[edit] See also

• Computer addiction
• Procrastination

[edit] External links

• Information Addiction
• Research Reveals Growing Danger of Information Addiction Worldwide
• Virtually Addicted
• The Lure of Data: Is It Addictive?
• Average person spends more time using media than anything else
• The Affliction of The Web
• Reuters Study Reveals Growing Danger Of Information Addiction Worldwide And A New Generation Of Dataholics
• Research Reveals Growing Danger of Information Addiction Worldwide
• Help! I've Lost My Focus

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Richtel, M: "The Lure of Data: Is It Addictive?", The New York Times, 6 July 2003