New Scientist magazine has identified, various web user tendencies, from the fairly confessable ego-surfing to the slightly more embarrassing Wikipediholism.
But perhaps most disturbing of all was the detection of a phenomenon known as "photolurking", which involves an obsession with browsing the online photo albums of complete strangers.
Since the popularity of photo-sharing sites exploded, the lives of snap-happy citizen journalists have been there for the lurking. And like the experience of Robin Williams' tragic photo developer in One Hour Photo, happy family photos offer the perfect escapism from an unpleasant reality.
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