‘Taking over’: Experts worry about social media and gaming usage

O'Halloran said she would not be surprised if one day there was an identified social media or Internet gaming addiction. — dpa

Back when she lived in Pennsylvania, Lisa Silvestri was jogging through a memorial park when she saw a woman on her cellphone standing before a tombstone.

"I remember thinking what a funny picture that was," said Silvestri, a Gonzaga University communications professor. "I just wondered what if her phone call was like 'You've got a raise!' or something, you know? We're so dislocated from our place and time."