Is Twitter Ruining Your Love Life?


	Is Twitter Ruining Your Love Life?

Elizabeth Woyke

4-15-2009 11:19 AM

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Elizabeth Woyke says:

Twitter is the latest digital distraction (after BlackBerrys, Facebook, etc.) that is straining relationships. What's next? Video blogging/live casting?

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4-15-2009 12:10 PM

odiedog

Is it the technologies fault, or our own social skills?

4-15-2009 12:20 PM

erdos0

Text messages are more of a problem.

4-15-2009 12:37 PM

ellington

ON OFF SWITCH EVERYONE HAS CHOICES

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