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1 x 1 hour documentary

Crackberry’d: The Truth About Information Overload

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CBC – Doc Zone
(original air date: Nov 18, 2010)
CNBC
Merit Entertainment Inc

One thing is certain about human nature…we’re born talkers. Twelve billion text messages are sent worldwide, every day. Facebook now has more than 500 million active users. But is all this access to technology making us happy? Crackberry’d explores how technology devices are affecting our lives and offers some simple solutions for managing computer and cell phone use.

Also known as: Are We Digital Dummies?

 

In the Media

“This fascinating new film…offers a perspective on 21st-century technology that will be enlightening for most and alarming to some.” -Brad Oswald, The Winnipeg Free Press
“Provocative, fast-paced, funny and shocking.” -Western Today
"Director-writer Andy Blicq (The Secret World of Shoplifting) has done an exceptional job in marshaling the evidence, visiting the right experts and producing a blast at the technological revolution that is chock full of fascinating scenes.” – James Bawden, TV critic and blogger