Description: If you wonder why you have a problem getting away from your technology device, there may be a psychological reason. Known as the “network effect”, this psychological process explains how users get sucked into content overload, where they click around and move from content to another.

Source: New York Times

Date: December 05, 2015

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/06/technology/personaltech/cant-put-down-your-device-thats-by-design.html?ref=business&_r=0

Questions for Discussion:

1. How does the “network effect” work?
2. Suggest interventions that can suppress the “network effect”?