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Webinar with The Next Web former editor on the future of digital media, startups

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Today at 2:00PM EST, Publicize PR is hosting a webinar with Martin Bryant, consultant and former Editor-in-Chief at The Next...

Business

Overcoming the Catch 22 threatening the media industry

Guest Contributor4 years ago

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Since 2004, one out of every four reporting jobs in the media industry outside of the main urban hubs of...

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ArsenicTV delivering user-generated media for the wants and needs of a generation

Tim Hinchliffe5 years ago

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The leader of the new wave of Snapchat-based media, Arsenic, has more viewers on Snapchat than MTV has on cable, and the...

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Smartphones disruptive technology for teens, replacing Nokia; Arekibo report

Piers Dillon Scott9 years ago

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Smartphone such as iPhones and Blackberries are changing how Irish teens communicate, socialise and even sleep; a white paper released by the Dublin based digital media agency Arekibo reports.

Brains Byte Back

The weekly podcast looking at how our brains, psychology, and society are impacted by the ever-evolving technology that surrounds us. Every Monday we bring you the best stories and guests from around the world relating to technology, psychology, and society.

Addiction of any form can be a hard demon to battle with, but it is made even more difficult when amoral companies use tactics to prey on those struggling with addiction. This is best demonstrated in the murky world of online gambling. In this episode of the podcast, we will take a look at the insidious psychological tactics used by some online casinos to keep addicts playing, and we will also explore what happens in the brain when an addict engages in gambling.

Joining me on the podcast to better understand the types of tactics used by these online casinos is Daniel Dolejsi, a former online casino employee and the Social Media and Community Manager of Casino Guru, a company that provides honest information about online gambling,

In addition to Daniel, I am also joined by Dr. Aaron Weiner, a clinical psychologist who runs his own private practice and has served as the director of the addiction service line for a psychiatric hospital, to discuss the psychological and physiological pathways that lead to gambling addictions.