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Smartphone Apps Great for Marketing, Bad for Social Skills

by Administrator February 10. 2009 04:10

Moosylvania’s expertise in handheld youth quoted in Ad Age-

Are We Dumbing Down a Generation of Children With Technology?

Published: February 09, 2009 

Is it just my kid, or is every child over the age of 8 carrying around a smartphone that's making him dumb? That's what I've been wondering ever since my 12-year-old saved up his money for the do-it-yourself lobotomy known as the iPod Touch. (Yes, I know it's not actually a phone. Same point.) This is a boy who used to pick up whatever book I was reading and read it faster. "Now what do you like to do?" I asked.

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Smartphone Apps Great for Marketing Bad for Social Skills - Advertising Age - Lenore Skenazy.pdf (173.63 kb)

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