1-9-2016

Borrowers Hit Social-Media Hurdles
Regulators Have Concerns About Lenders’ Use of Facebook, Other Sites
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304773104579266423512930050
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High-fliers at risk of isolation and depression from internet addiction
Over-achievers are at risk of becoming addicted to the internet because of the pressure they put on themselves to continue working outside of office hours.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10557025/High-fliers-at-risk-of-isolation-and-depression-from-internet-addiction.html
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Facebook Sued Over Alleged Scanning of Private Messages
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-02/facebook-sued-over-alleged-scanning-of-private-messages.html

Facebook Data Scientists Prove Memes Mutate And Adapt Like DNA

08 Wednesday Jan 2014

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January 8, 2014

The Science Behind Using Online Communities To Change Behavior

28 Saturday Sep 2013

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9-10-2013

10 Tuesday Sep 2013

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China, consumer financial protection bureau, control, data mining, draconian, financial records, internet, libel, prison, privacy, surpreme people's court, u.s. department of justice

Up to three years in prison for Chinese internet users who spread rumours
Top court introduces sentences of up to three years for libellous posts forwarded over 500 times or messages leading to mass protests
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1307266/jail-threat-mainland-internet-users-who-spread-rumours
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China renews push for control of internet
China’s leaders have accelerated a renewed push for control of the internet with draconian new regulations that allow them to impose lengthy jail terms on those convicted of spreading online rumours or using social media to provoke unrest.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10298038/China-renews-push-for-control-of-internet.html
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Consumer agency threatens independence of bankruptcy office
http://washingtonexaminer.com/article/2535482

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9-3-2013 IAD & Dopamine

07 Saturday Sep 2013

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addiction, alcohol, avoidance, brain alteration, business, cocaine, culture, dopamine, exploitation, gambling, health, iad, infographic, internet, lifestyle, mental health, neuroscience, phantom smartphone buzzing, Striatal Dopamine Transporters

Exploiting the Neuroscience of Internet Addiction

Much of what we do online releases dopamine into the brain’s pleasure centers, resulting in obsessive pleasure-seeking behavior. Technology companies face the option to exploit our addictions for profit.
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/07/exploiting-the-neuroscience-of-internet-addiction/259820/
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Reduced Striatal Dopamine Transporters in People with Internet Addiction Disorder
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2012/854524/
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How is Facebook Addiction Affecting Our Minds?
http://mashable.com/2012/11/03/facebook-addiction/

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Addicted to the Internet – The Intenet’s Addictive Traits
http://internetaddictiondisorder.org/addicted-to-the-internet-the-intenets-addictive-traits/
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Dopamine jolt behind internet addiction

The effect on the brain is similar to what makes drug addicts reuse cocaine
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/27514afc-5444-11e2-9d25-00144feab49a.html#axzz2eDobOotg
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Life in the age of internet addiction

“The vast majority of the American population is mildly addicted to technology”
http://theweek.com/article/index/239243/life-in-the-age-of-internet-addiction
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