Our gross national product…counts air pollution and cigarette advertising and ambulances to clear our highways of carnage,” Robert F. Kennedy said on the presidential campaign trail in 1968. “It counts special locks for our doors and the jails for the people who break them. It counts the destruction of the redwood and the loss of our natural wonder in chaotic sprawl.…Yet the gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education, or the joy of their play.
16% isn’t much, but its doubled in 2yrs. #foodforthought
It is funny that a platform that was thought to be too public for teens is starting to get some attention from the 12-17 yr old demographic because it has more anonymity than Facebook. In this article, data from the Pew Internet & American Life Project shows how privacy just might be the tipping point that gets more teens to tweet.
They can use usernames that are not their real name, they can be selective about who they follow (and vice versa) and can protect their tweets. Plus their mom is on Facebook now (thumbs down) and Ashton Kutcher is on Twitter (thumbs up). Self-expression + privacy + a backstage pass = twitter experience.
Oh, just blame Facebook…
USAToday Article: College students have less empathy than past generations
The research finds that college students today show 40% less empathy vs. students in the 1980s and 1990s. The students are less likely to agree with statements such as “I often have tender, concerned feelings for people less fortunate than me” and “I sometimes try to understand my friends better by imagining how things look from their perspective.”
The study did not evaluate why students are less empathetic, but Konrath says one reason may be that people are having fewer face-to-face interactions, communicating instead through social media such as Facebook and Twitter.
“Empathy is best activated when you can see another person’s signal for help,” Konrath says.
This study seems to go against what research has said for years about the Millennial generation in terms of their volunteer hours and conventional make-up. So, I am just included to toss this issue up to correlation, not causation…
