Crackberry'd: The Truth About Information Overload
Catalogue Number: MEI102
Producer: Merit Entertainment Inc.
Producing Agencies: Merit Motion Pictures and Overberry Films, Inc.
Subject: Business Studies, Canadian Social Issues, Consumer Studies, Documentary, Economics, Family Studies/Home Economics, Health, Marketing, Psychology, Social Issues, Social Media, Social Sciences, Tech/Voc
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2010
Running Time: 53:29
One thing is certain about human nature…we’re born talkers. Twelve billion text messages are sent worldwide, every day. Thirteen million Canadians use Facebook. But is all that access to technology making us happy?
Crackberry’d: The Truth About Information Overload explores how technology devices are affecting our lives and offers some simple solutions for managing computer and cell phone use. Featuring interviews with Liberal MP Justin Trudeau and Don Tapscott, author of Wikinomics, Grown Up Digital and more.
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