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September 7, 2009
Can The Internet Ruin Your Life?

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Can The Internet Ruin Your Life? - Know someone that may be addicted to the Internet? Families will need to pony up the almost $20k needed to send them to ‘Restart’, the first Internet addiction center in the United States. The former Internet junkies will be able to get life training and working training to began their new life’s after they leave the reSTART Internet addiction center. The panel also talks about how the effects of Internet addiction and how one boy’s freak out over a World of Warcraft game has made him a YouTube laughing stalk.

The All-Star Podcast Panel:

Nick Mokey ( Digital Trends Associate Editor )

Nick Mokey is a magazine journalism graduate from Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, located in Syracuse, New York. Prior to writing for Digital Trends, he was a columnist and later head opinion editor at S.U.'s independent student newspaper, The Daily Orange. Nick has also interned for and contributed to Popular Mechanics magazine. Besides toying with computers and gadgets, he enjoys running, motorcycling, camping, and finding absurd deals on Craigslist.

Rob Enderle ( Digital Trends Contributor and Tech Analyst )

Rob Enderle is an ex-Sr. Research Fellow for Forrester Research and Giga Information Group, spends his free time gaming and modding PCs, writes 500 columns a year and his home is so automated it has twice asked for a raise.

Leif Iverson ( Podcast Host and On Air Personality )

Leif is always “grease’n the wheels and making the deals.” He has worked for over 10 radio stations in all formats as an account executive and on-air personality. As a former stand up comedian, Leif knows how to keep the mood light and the jokes flowing. When Leif is not working on the podcast for DT, he is IceBreaking for the sales team and checking out his own hair.