Voyeurism.
Although the term “voyeurism” is usually related directly to sexual interest, these days we use this particular term to define other behaviors as well. Here is the definition of Voyeurism according to Wikipedia,
In clinical psychology, voyeurism is the sexual interest in or practice of spying on people engaged in intimate behaviors, such as undressing, sexual [...]

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One thing that has become quite a phenomenon on the web is the desire to be known. This phenomenon has swept almost all social media platforms from Digg to Twitter to Facebook, you name it [...]

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I like the new Facebook design. I use FB to stay in touch with my personal network and I use it as a marketing tool as well. I am sure many of you do. When you write a blog post and drop a link on your Facebook update, that’s exactly what you are doing – [...]

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What makes you influential on social media? Did you say “Trust?” Ahh, you must be living in the early phases of web 2.0. We are moving forward now. Social Media participation and engagement has nothing to do with “trust” anymore. It’s about who can brag more. That’s what makes you influential cause that’s who dominates [...]

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When it comes to social media, some make it way too confusing. Big words, long phrases and all the glamorous words makes it sound so much more than what it is. Well, I personally think there are many factors but there are these eight letters that set the ground work for anyone to excel in [...]

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Now that Twitter has rolled out the much anticipated redesign, it’s time to talk. Before I even begin, I want to make sure that you understand (I am looking at you loyal, hardcore users and myself) that this is my personal opinion. For a moment I thought maybe I shouldn’t talk but what the heck, [...]

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