Twitter Book Club: S. Craig Watkins (2009) The Young & The Digital - Chapter 1

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"By 2004 more than half of American teens reported that they created content for the Web." Watkinsless than a minute ago via Twittelatoranderscj
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RT @anderscj Twitlonger: "If you have done any of these things (uploaded a video, crafted a Flickr .. http://tl.gd/2q6g1cless than a minute ago via webJill Bromenschenkel
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"The truth is that Americans watched television more out of habit than any innate desire for the medium." Watkinsless than a minute ago via Twittelatoranderscj
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I am finding this to be more and more true for myself. Last week my family got the unique pleasure of being a Nielsen Family. We had to keep a detailed log of when the television was on, if anyone was actually watching it, and which family members were watching it. Our family television set was on an average of 2 hours a day but our individual average was more like 30 minutes of actual television viewing. My 2 year old by far watched the most by watching 2 episodes of Yo Gabba Gabba each day (20 min ea). Everyone else's viewing was eratic. I don't think anyone else watched a whole program from start to finish. I know this would not have been true even three years ago. I remember getting home from school when I first started teaching, being burned out, and watching television sometimes 4-5 hours in a row. But, I feel like I consume far more media today than ever before even though the Nielsen survey showed clearly that I only use the television for 2-3 hours of viewing per week now. Now, how much am I paying a month for this?

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