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Your Tax Dollars at Work…Careful What You Tweet
Here’s an example of your tax dollars at work. It appears that three staffers from Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Wa.)’s office were tweeting about their wild escapades of drinking during work hours and insulting their boss.
You can read about the exchange here, but below is a little example of the tweets.
“My coworker just took a shot of Jack crouching behind my desk. We have unabashedly given up on just about all things work related. #D2R
D2R was referred to as December to Remember, which was to mark their month of debauchery. Now, these three staffers are going to have a rough time convincing future employers that they will not fall prey to the behavior they displayed at Rep. Larsen’s office.
Lessons learned from this: Don’t be a dumbass and tweet about your bad behavior while on the job. Social networking can be fun and provide essential news/information, but it was not designed to air your dirty laundry.
Twitter for Toddlers
If you think Twitter can not reach another level of crazy, they are now starting to reach out the next generation of tweet addiction through Twoddler. According to CNET, Fisher Price has created a new toy that will allow a child to press buttons with family members’ pictures on it that will post a reply message to the child’s Twitter account. Personally, I would rather communicate with my child than relying on Twitter to communicate whether he/she is cranky and needs a nap. A parent should pay attention to their child’s needs, rather than relying on a service of 140 characters or less.
Is it me or has this hit a new level of insanity? Can we just let kids be kids? Children can utilize technology without impacting their social skills towards addiction or even imposing the mantra of acronyms into their learning. It’s bad enough that children are growing up faster each day through the various influences in the media and on the internet. Twoddler is actually taking away from a child’s creativity by drawing them towards a technology addicted lifestyle. I guess this is the sign of the times and further distancing simplicity outside of childhood.
