That’s right, Harrisburg University of Science & Technology did an experiment in the fall semester, banning social media on campus for a week. The goal was to encourage the students to think about their reliance on these communication tools and their impact on relationships. You can read more about the ban here. The experiment was [...]
A Positive Effect of Twitter on Communication
Ok, look…I am not a social media fanatic. I never had a MySpace page, I only have a passing interest in Facebook and LinkedIn, and the first time I tried Twitter over a year ago, I hated it and promptly disengaged. I’ve only been using it again for about 6 weeks but I’m beginning to [...]
How Twitter SAVES Time?!
Ok, so file that under “things I never thought I’d say.” And don’t get me wrong. Twitter can be a huge time vortex. But I have discovered that I am not alone in giving Twitter another chance (see Kathy Sierra’s blog post. I saw her @SXSW this week and she is now among the Twitterati). I [...]