@charliemetzger: hope that the 140 char cap doesn’t limit how fully I can express my ideas.
@charliemetzger: I think that the real impact of #Twitter and #socialmedia on our generation can be found in shrinking attention spans. Research has—SQUIRREL! #Up
@charliemetzger: in the wrds of Nchlas Carr “‘a perpetual state of distraction’ ~ cognitive overload hinders consolidation of knowledge.”
@charliemetzger: no, i dont want 2 access old twitter. new twitter is in no way substantively different from old twitter. stop bothering me about it.
@charliemetzger: i bought a new cat 2day! #lolcats
@charliemetzger: the #web and #socialmedia have given us a culture of instant gratification.
@charliemetzger: fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun #RebeccaBlack
@charliemetzger: it’s also made it harder for parents to monitor what their children are doing. #2andahalfmen. @DrPhil
@charliemetzger: t worst part is, theres no going back. this is t way of the future. this is where were headed. #sneezingpanda
@charliemetzger: #wikipedia #myspace #facebook #web2.0
@charliemetzger: by t way, check out the latest photos of my cats!!! #sillykitty #sillycat: bit.ly/X7Y7Z7A^*YUI*YJKGHJJAHAA
@charliemetzger: it’s also had a profound effect on journalism: hard to say what will replace traditional investigative reporting. @PerezHilton
@charliemetzger: #ludacris to suggest that complex analyticl news stories can be distilled to 140 characters. #byebyetraditionalmedia
@charliemetzger: RT @nytimes: Japan! Earthquake! F@*K!
@charliemetzger: RT @nytimes: Obama Elected! Sh*t’s awesome!
@charliemetzger: RT @politico: OBAMA SCANDAL: DOES OBAMA’S LEFTHANDEDNESS MAKE HIM A LIBERAL?
@charliemetzger: also, there is a fair amt of inane stff that people flood Twitter w/
@charliemetzger: RT @JoseCanseco: I am on the toilet thinking about writing a third book
@charliemetzger: RT @ThomasLFriedman: i can haz moustache
@charliemetzger: RT @PaulKrugman: the world is still ending.
@charliemetzger: RT @glennbeck: is obama secretly an android cntrlled by @nancypelosi? his movements have looked preeeettty animatronic lately.
@charliemetzger RT @speakerboehner: G*T*L
@charliemetzger RT @speakerboehner: *cries*
@charliemetzger: RT @charliemetzger did laundry 2day. lost another sock!! almost like theres a sock gremlin who lives in t dryer and steals a sock each time!!! #sockgremlinz
@charliemetzger: i think I just saw @RyanSeacrest on Nassau Street! Hi @RyanSeacrest!
@charliemetzger [8:16 p.m.]: Charlie is watching #JerseyShore
@charliemetzger [8:17 p.m.]: Charlie is watching #Archer
@charliemetzger [8:18 p.m.]: Charlie is watching #MenofaCertainAge
@charliemetzger: but I guess there are advantages 2 digital media
@charliemetzger: i wish my headlines in the prince were like HuffPo headlns RT: @HuffingtonPost: OMG RANDOM UNIMPORTANT EVENT JUST HAPPENED WE WILL MAKE IT SEEM IMPORTANT BY PUTTING IT IN ALL CAPS IN SIZE 72 FONT.
@charliemetzger: but back 2 t column. i think its the ovrload of information that #Twitter presents that’s really hurting us. how then are we supposed to dec
@charliemetzger: ipher t good from t bad—stuff thats worth reading from stff that isnt. i get that Twitter’s helpful 2 some ppl—like in #autocracies around t world but so much of what peop
@charliemetzger: #le #write #is #plain #junk. #It’s #almost #as #if #Twitter #has #gone #out #of #its #way #to #digitize #the #way #that #3- #year- #olds #ta
@charliemetzger: lk. okay. this 140 characters thing is starting 2 annoy me. who decided on 140 chars neway?
@charliemetzger: why not 150 characters?
@charliemetzger: this rele isnt worth it
@charliemetzger: im going to go check my #Facebook
@charliemetzger: #conclusion
@charliemetzger: By the way, if you like this column, follow me on #Twitter. #shamelessselfpromotion.
@charliemetzger: I’m high on @CharlieSheen
@charliemetzger: #winning
Charlie Metzger is a Wilson School major from Palm Beach, Fla. He can be reached at cmetzger@princeton.edu.
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