November 17th, 2009
Are you able to multi-task? Many students appear to effectively multi-task, listening to music, texting, talking, doing homework, etc. However, the research shows you may be jeopardizing your brain’s ability to link thoughts efficiently. Read the following article and come back here to post your comments. http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/news/story/teens_think111908.aspx
October 21st, 2009
Which one are you-A Facebook or MySpace user? Or perhaps both? According to Laura Sydell of NPR’s Morning Edition, “Facebook is taking over more and more of the social networking space in the U.S.” Go to the link and read or listen to Sydell’s story on the social divide occuring between Facebook and MySpace. Return to my blog to post your comments. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113974893
October 13th, 2009
You don’t have to be rich or famous to have clout on Twitter, the popular social networking site. Turns out that advertisers are interested in how many Twitter followers you have. This could entitle you to special treatment on the part of the advertisers. Read the linked article and post your thoughts about this on my blog.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2009/10/popular_tweeters_get_special_t.html