Comments on: Carried Away with Balloon Boy http://mprcenter.org/blog/2009/10/15/carried-away-with-balloon-boy/ The psychology of technology and emerging media Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:12:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cornelius http://mprcenter.org/blog/2009/10/15/carried-away-with-balloon-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-689 Cornelius Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:11:31 +0000 http://mprcenter.org/blog/?p=451#comment-689 Valuable thoughts and advices. I read your topic with great interest. Valuable thoughts and advices. I read your topic with great interest.

]]> By: assulpmymoupe http://mprcenter.org/blog/2009/10/15/carried-away-with-balloon-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-687 assulpmymoupe Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:03:41 +0000 http://mprcenter.org/blog/?p=451#comment-687 Im new here and i enjoy music and movies alot , Hope lots of ppl like me here :) Im new here and i enjoy music and movies alot , Hope lots of ppl like me here :)

]]> By: Andreas Jackson http://mprcenter.org/blog/2009/10/15/carried-away-with-balloon-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-686 Andreas Jackson Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:36:47 +0000 http://mprcenter.org/blog/?p=451#comment-686 Hello Dr. Rutledge, How did I know you would be posting about this story? The interesting thing to me was how the story was covered extensively on leading tech sites like Mashable and Techcrunch - I first discovered the story in my Google Reader. They provided links for live video coverage of the hovering balloon - which seemed a bit voyeuristic and morbid to me. The possibility that the entire event may have been a PR stunt also speaks on how quickly anybody can propagate dubious circumstances, in popular media and leading social media. Thanks! Hello Dr. Rutledge,

How did I know you would be posting about this story?

The interesting thing to me was how the story was covered extensively on leading tech sites like Mashable and Techcrunch – I first discovered the story in my Google Reader.

They provided links for live video coverage of the hovering balloon – which seemed a bit voyeuristic and morbid to me.

The possibility that the entire event may have been a PR stunt also speaks on how quickly anybody can propagate dubious circumstances, in popular media and leading social media.

Thanks!

]]> By: Dr. Pamela Rutledge http://mprcenter.org/blog/2009/10/15/carried-away-with-balloon-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-685 Dr. Pamela Rutledge Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:51:45 +0000 http://mprcenter.org/blog/?p=451#comment-685 Hi Ellen, Thanks for taking the time to comment! That is interesting. While parents are empathizing and assessing the relative risk of this type of situation for their kids, the kids may identify with the idea of adventurous and the boy, whose name is Falcon –- how cool is that? It’s a very seductive thought of escaping in an air balloon (even for grown-ups). It’s an iconic embodiment of adventure and fantasy like in the “Wizard of Oz” and the timely release that you note of “Where the Wild Things Are.” The good news is that people don’t often have weather balloons in their backyard. Nevertheless, it's an opportunity for parents to talk with kids about the fantasy and adventurous aspects and the reality of the situation. Pam Hi Ellen,
Thanks for taking the time to comment! That is interesting. While parents are empathizing and assessing the relative risk of this type of situation for their kids, the kids may identify with the idea of adventurous and the boy, whose name is Falcon –- how cool is that? It’s a very seductive thought of escaping in an air balloon (even for grown-ups). It’s an iconic embodiment of adventure and fantasy like in the “Wizard of Oz” and the timely release that you note of “Where the Wild Things Are.” The good news is that people don’t often have weather balloons in their backyard. Nevertheless, it’s an opportunity for parents to talk with kids about the fantasy and adventurous aspects and the reality of the situation.
Pam

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