There are pros and cons of everything we do, including social networking. It can consume our time, distract us from our tasks, allow us to hide from others and hinder our personal relationships. I'm a huge fan of the benefits but am very aware of the drawbacks.

1. Friends Tweets & Change
THE CASE FOR GRASSROOTS COMMUNICATION
J-TERM 2011
Why All
This Is Bad
Day 11
Instructor: Andrew Hoffman
Monday, January 17, 2011

2. Time
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3. Time
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4. Time
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5. Time
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6. Time
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7. Productivity Costs
30th Anniversary of Pac-man Tribute
4,819,352 hours of time, or $120,483,800 in productivity
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8. Narcissistic Personality Disorder
a personal disorder defined as “a
pervasive pattern of grandiosity,
need for admiration, and a lack of
empathy.”
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9. A.D.D & Distraction
characterized primarily by inattention,
easy distractibility, disorganized,
procrastination, forgetfulness, and
lethargy (fatigue)
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10. A.D.D & Distraction
“A wealth of
information creates a
poverty of attention”
- Herbert Simon
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11. A.D.D & Distraction
Information Overload
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12. A.D.D & Distraction
Addicted to Attention
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13. A.D.D & Distraction
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14. Social Skills
Face-to-face conversations are harder &
more awkward
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15. Social Skills
Conflict Management
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16. Social Skills
We Hide
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17. Written & Language Skills
“LOL”
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18. Written & Language Skills
grammar & writing
skills are diminishing
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19. Online Privacy Challenges
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20. Jeremiah 9:23
23 - This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast of
his wisdom or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich
man boast of his riches,
24 - but let him who boasts about this: that he understands and
knows me, that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, justice
and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,” declares the
LORD
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