Um. So I get a spam which begins: "Tweet this: Rapid-fire media may confuse your moral compass
Media culture should allow time for reflective moments, say USC neuroscientists..." Is there a media less suited to reflective moments than twitter?
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Reflection can be:
Haiku, simple poetry.
Tweets better than TV.
Not yet, but we're working on it. The next big thing in social networking will only accept messages consisting of a single word.
I clicked the link in my RSS feed to make a lame attempt at a haiku in these comments. Thankfully for all, Eric had arrived first with a way better story than I would've taken the time to write.
Twaddle?