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The End of the 2 Week Social Media Ban
Two weeks ago today I decided to quit all social media for a short time. All the controversy around Facebook got me thinking about what the value of social media was to me – if there were any at all. I wondered if I had been wasting a ton of time or if after my [...]
No Social Media – 2 Days Left
I’m counting down the hours left in this test until I can log back into Twitter and feel like I’m not missing out on everything again. Today I realize that I need to stand up and say, “Hello, my name is Matt and I have an addiction to social media.” But the thing is, this [...]
No More Social Media, Continued
Day 9. I’m flying back from a trip where I stayed true to the social media abstinence. I can admit that there were definitely times when I wanted to post something quick about what I was up to on Twitter. I will for sure be back on Twitter this Friday. There were also times where [...]
Social Media Abstinence – Day 4
Four days in to my abstinence. I have to admit that I have been craving to log in to Twitter. I’ve found myself checking standard news sites like cnn.com and foxnews.com with more regularity. TechCrunch and Mashable have for sure seen a lot more of me recently. Before, I had my twitter feed up all [...]
Social Media – What is it worth?
Since things have started changing so dramatically with Facebook in the last few weeks, I’ve thought a lot about the privacy of my personal data. Do I really want pictures, videos, links to articles I read, comments made to friends, foursquare checkins, etc stored on the internet forever? Who knows how that data will some [...]
