infomania

American  

[in-fuh-mey-nee-uh, ‑foh‑] / ˌɪn fəˈmeɪ ni ə, ‑foʊ‑ /

noun

1. excessive enthusiasm for acquiring knowledge.

2. Digital Technology.

   1. an obsessive need to constantly check emails, social media, online news, etc..

      The fear of being out of the loop, not in the know, fuels infomania, especially among teens.

   2. the effects of this obsession, especially a decline in the ability to concentrate.

      She attributes her increasingly poor “life management skills” to infomania.

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infomania British  

/ ˌɪnfəʊˈmeɪnɪə /

noun

1. an obsessive need or desire for factual information

2. an obsession with keeping up to date with one's emails, text messages, etc

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Etymology

Origin of infomania

First recorded in 1975–80; info(rmation) + mania

Example Sentences

It’s infomania, defined by the Oxford dictionary as “the compulsive desire to check or accumulate news and information, typically via mobile phone or computer.”

From Los Angeles Times

I don’t know if there’s a cure for infomania, but I believe we can put our symptoms in check.

From Los Angeles Times

Saturday's Guide considers what the Twilight movies have taught us, John Patterson looks at Cinema Komunisto, Mila Turajlic's history of Yugoslavian cinema between the second world War and the Tito's death, and Infomania runs the slide rule over Alfred Hitchcock.

From The Guardian

Saturday's Guide features an interview with Robert Pattinson, John Patterson assesses, and Infomania gives all the key facts and figures of Spielberg's Jaws.

From The Guardian

In the Guide on Saturday, Steve Rose will be looking at romcoms and asking if it's time for "rom" and "com" to split up, John Patterson writes about Extremely Loud And Incredibly Oscar-worthy, and Johnny Dee will be running his slide rule over the Star Wars for this week's Infomania.

From The Guardian