<p>I have noticed a tendency these days for people to take pictures of the things they see in the public with their phones. This is fine, but I have found that it has gone to an extend where in a dire situation, people were too busy taking pictures of the scene (for blogging, Facebook, etc) to call the police or help the victims. </p>

<p>Having that said, I'm not sure if this is just my own observation. Are there any studies or even terms or keywords describing and explaining such phenomenon?</p>

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@Skippy Thanks, Skippy for the bounty! yea, kinda sad that there aren't much materials on this topic yet, which I believe isn't quite new at all. I will update this place along the way if I find anything related.
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Any studies on the phenomenon of photo-taking even in dire situations?
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# Any studies on the phenomenon of photo-taking even in dire situations?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-10-19)

I have noticed a tendency these days for people to take pictures of the things they see in the public with their phones. This is fine, but I have found that it has gone to an extend where in a dire situation, people were too busy taking pictures of the scene (for blogging, Facebook, etc) to call the police or help the victims.

Having that said, I'm not sure if this is just my own observation. Are there any studies or even terms or keywords describing and explaining such phenomenon?

**Tags:** social-psychology, terminology

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> **username_0**: @Skippy Thanks, Skippy for the bounty! yea, kinda sad that there aren't much materials on this topic yet, which I believe isn't quite new at all. I will update this place along the way if I find anything related.  

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