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Friday, April 17, 2009
Scientists warn of Twitter dangers
From CNN.com - http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/04/14/twitter.study/index.html
Rapid-fire TV news bulletins or getting updates via social-networking tools such as Twitter could numb our sense of morality and make us indifferent to human suffering, scientists say.
New findings show that the streams of information provided by social networking sites are too fast for the brain's "moral compass" to process and could harm young people's emotional development.
Before the brain can fully digest the anguish and suffering of a story, it is being bombarded by the next news bulletin or the latest Twitter update, according to a University of Southern California study.
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Considering that Twitter isn't set up to do live updates as Facebook now does, not sure how this really might affect someone. Are people going to just rely on Twitter updates for news feeds? I highly doubt it.
Rapid-fire TV news bulletins or getting updates via social-networking tools such as Twitter could numb our sense of morality and make us indifferent to human suffering, scientists say.
New findings show that the streams of information provided by social networking sites are too fast for the brain's "moral compass" to process and could harm young people's emotional development.
Before the brain can fully digest the anguish and suffering of a story, it is being bombarded by the next news bulletin or the latest Twitter update, according to a University of Southern California study.
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Considering that Twitter isn't set up to do live updates as Facebook now does, not sure how this really might affect someone. Are people going to just rely on Twitter updates for news feeds? I highly doubt it.
Monday, April 13, 2009
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As the recession bites, organizations will continuously be cutting costs, but it will be important to look back and learn from the lessons of the past; that is, not to revert to a content-centric view of e-learning, but to move forward and embrace the new web tools to create a more collaborative, flexible, social learning environment and, at the same time, do more with less.
Now is the time to be even more creative with managing talent. Look for ways to continue to improve the skills of employees. Keep up on the latest tips, technologies, and trends.
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