Attention Spans in the Internet Age

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Bombadier Botty

Complete Twaddle

Jun 2, 2008

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• Jul 2, 2015

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Do you commit less time to reading books/newspapers/magazines than you used to?





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Hyperion

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Nov 1, 2010

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• Jul 2, 2015

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Bombadier Botty said:

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Do you commit less time to reading books/newspapers/magazines than you used to?





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Well I used to spen.....

 

Superphil

Dismember

Jul 7, 2003

25,417

In a pile of football shirts

• Jul 2, 2015

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Bombadier Botty said:

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Do you commit less time to reading books/newspapers/magazines than you used to?





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What's the worst thing you've ever smelled?

 

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Cian

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Jul 16, 2003

14,262

Dublin, Ireland

• Jul 2, 2015

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I read a full newspaper, dead tree type, today - because I was stuck in the car waiting for someone for a prolonged period. Wouldn't say my ability to give attention to something for a long time is gone, just the requirement to do so often is gone due to be more options.

 

Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews

Remainer

Mar 19, 2007

7,060

The Graveyard & The Ballroom

• Jul 2, 2015

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Cian said:

I read a full newspaper, dead tree type, today - because I was stuck in the car waiting for someone for a prolonged period. Wouldn't say my ability to give attention to something for a long time is gone, just the requirement to do so often is gone due to be more options.

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What prompted you to read a full newspaper?

 

Nibble

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Jan 3, 2007

19,238

• Jul 2, 2015

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It takes me a lot longer to get through books these days. Simply because I spend the time I used to spend reading, dibbling about on the internet.

 

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Cian

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Jul 16, 2003

14,262

Dublin, Ireland

• Jul 2, 2015

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Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews said:

What prompted you to read a full newspaper?

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Because I'd run out of internets to read on my phone, and I was waiting outside a shop

Also, it had a 40% off Pizza Express and 10 off 50 Tesco voucher in it... it was, allegedly, a "quality" shrunken-broadsheet mind.

 

fat old seagull

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Sep 8, 2005

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Rural Ringmer

• Jul 2, 2015

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I get more than enough flak with the time I spend posting shite on NSC, without getting my head stuck into 'the Adventures of the Famous Five'!

 

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Pogue Mahone

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Apr 30, 2011

10,733

• Jul 2, 2015

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Yes.

 

beorhthelm

A. Virgo, Football Genius

Jul 21, 2003

35,299

• Jul 2, 2015

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yes and no. ive all but abandon books since being able to read t'interwebs on the communte. on the other hand i read the Evening Standard in dead tree format, and general swerve all papers online due to the oppressive ads, except Telegraph and Guardian which seem to get it right.

 

Chicken Runner61

We stand where we want!

May 20, 2007

4,609

• Jul 2, 2015

• #11

I can't be bothered with this

 

Tom Hark Preston Park

Will Post For Cash

Jul 6, 2003

70,150

• Jul 3, 2015

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Bombadier Botty said:

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Do you commit less time to reading books/newspapers/magazines than you used to?





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What's OP waffling on about now? Can someone please summarise?