Church leaders in the U.K. believe something of a technology fast will save the planet, as well as our souls.
They are asking people to give up their Ipod/TV/tech…. for just one day over lent.
Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10454922-71.html#ixzz1n6tzhxMV
More on Carbon fast click here
Leave Off the TV football match or Soap Opera and give your Loved one your Full attention this Valentines Day! Join other that are doing a DigitalSilence this Valentines.
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2004 – That was the year Facebook started, and now 845 million use it to connect with people all around the world, people they haven’t met for years and friends they want to socialise with.
But there is a growing amount of users that use Facebook as a chance to update us every minute of the day with the most banal/bland/uninteresting posts. Here are a few that stand out taken from a dedicated blog called banal status updates:
So next time you update Facebook, think, does this need to be shared with everyone, or is it only relevant to me.
Leave your thoughts below.
There is a time and place to check your blackberry/iphone and your romantic meal isn’t one of them, leave it at home or at least in your pocket. Turn it to silent, or better still turn it OFF and give your full attention to the Love of your life.
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CEOP have relase a new video to help parents and carers understand the digital world their kids live in. Check it out here
Here are the Top 5 tips ChildsNet give Parents:
Childnet – for more useful advice about keeping safe online: http://www.childnet-int.org/
Will the digital experience reduce brain function – great artical here at 2020plus.net by Mal Fletcher.
‘When was the last time you sat in a room without looking at a tablet or a smartphone? I know, I know, you had to check that thing for work. Or see what Ashton Kutcher was screwing up on Twitter.’ The opening paragraph from The Globe and Mail website.
Good question. Our homes and work are full of technology, and we now carry mobile devices with us where ever we go. The question is should we create Digital Free zones in our homes and work places? Is this even possible.
Take the bedroom for example, some have TVs and others mobiles, games consoles, and ipads etc. Does this help with a calm and peaceful night sleep, what is going around our heads. What has happend to reading before bed or prayer?
Do we rely on going on holiday to force us out of this digital cycle. Is this the only place you can actually get some peace?
Think about how you could De-tech one room in your home.
other intresting links: unplugged space , walden zones
