That's right. Loyalist College Public Relations students are challenging themselves and others to give up social media for 24 hours. The Challenge begins at 9 a.m. Dec. 1, 2010 and ends 9 a.m. Dec. 2, 2010. All forms of social media are included, from Twitter, Facebook and blogging to email & cell phones.
The challange encourages face to face or more personal interaction. Students participating may even have to use .....gasp!...a land line to make calls. :)
The challenge hopes to serve a dual purpose. Through the effort, it is hoped that awareness will be raised about a great cause called Warchild. Warchild is concerned with aiding child victims of war. They offer programs in education, protection, and rehabilitation programs.
Think you can do it? The public relations students challenge you! Challenge your friends!
Instead of texting them, meet them for a coffee. Instead of calling someone from your cell phone, on the bus, in the hallway, running errands or visiting with someone else, wait unitl you get home. Sit on the couch and take 5 or ten minutes to give that person your full attention.
.............. Just think; it wasn't all that long ago that rotary phones were still mounted on walls. You didn't know who was calling before you answered. The phone had that long dangly cord that was a huge knot and ripped your hair out when you talked on it. Well, so I heard anyway. Omg, I am getting old, lol. :)
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