http://www.eye-for-image.com/blog/twitter-the-next-superhero/ THE blog for copywriters and communicators Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:33:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://www.eye-for-image.com/blog/twitter-the-next-superhero/#comment-316 Kelly Kyst Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:48:39 +0000 http://www.eye-for-image.com/blog/?p=238#comment-316 I thought I'd update this post as there was a flurry of articles on the possible moral-diminishing power of Twitter today. Some highlights: "Twittering, rapid media may confuse morals", "Is Twitter making you immoral?", "Does Twitter Dampen Emotional Development?", "Twitter and Facebook could harm moral values, scientists warn", "Study: Twitter erodes morals"... the list goes on. What I think is interesting is that some of the studies don't seem to draw a clear enough distinction between different types of "fast-paced media". Can we really conflate fast moving (and often violent) video games and television programs with tweets and Facebook status updates?? I thought I’d update this post as there was a flurry of articles on the possible moral-diminishing power of Twitter today. Some highlights: “Twittering, rapid media may confuse morals”, “Is Twitter making you immoral?”, “Does Twitter Dampen Emotional Development?”, “Twitter and Facebook could harm moral values, scientists warn”, “Study: Twitter erodes morals”… the list goes on. What I think is interesting is that some of the studies don’t seem to draw a clear enough distinction between different types of “fast-paced media”. Can we really conflate fast moving (and often violent) video games and television programs with tweets and Facebook status updates??

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