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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.

By Eric Hacker (not verified) on 14 Apr 2009 #permalink

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.

By Matthew Platte (not verified) on 14 Apr 2009 #permalink