Social media forums have some real up sides, we can’t deny that. When
it comes to staying in touch with far-flung friends and family and
being up to speed with all the latest and greatest in news and gossip,
it’s been a real blessing to have social networking sites like Twitter.
We just wish that some kids didn’t suffer from some side-effects of
overuse. Don’t know what we’re talking about? We’ll explain. Here are 10
bad habits that kids pick up from Twitter:
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- Poor Grammar – We’ve seen this from chat room usage, text messaging, and IM’s; so it’s nothing that’s really new. The 140-character limit and Twitter’s wildly popular platform just seem to exacerbate the problem to a far greater degree.
- Time Management – Let’s be frank, this isn’t just a problem for kids, but it poses a greater threat to them, since they haven’t yet learned to balance their time between work and leisure to the extent they will need to as adults.
- Following Celebrities – On the surface, and with proper balance, there’s nothing inherently wrong with corresponding with celebrities. In fact it’s one of the great things about Twitter. The danger is in placing more emphasis on the posts of the famous, re-tweeting every little blurb as though it were sage wisdom, all just because of the person’s celebrity status.
- Public Venting – It’s good to have outlets for our anger and frustration, so long as they are safe and private. The trend these days apparently is to go to your profile and launch into a thoughtless tirade when the mood swings. Not a wise or healthy habit and one that can end up backfiring on you.
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