Join Us for Social Media Blackout Day, 10/16/14 24 Hours of Logging Out and Living in Real Life Again

Social Media Blackout Day #SocialMediaBlackoutDay

We now spend at least 1 hour and 7 minutes a day on our social networks—that’s nearly 400 hours each year of our personal time, time that could be spent writing a book, learning to tap dance, or cooking a delightful dinner (without broadcasting it to the entire world). On October 16, 2014, we’re stealing our time back! We’ve joined …

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20 Things That Would Be Trending If Social Networks Disappeared Would You Be Able to Function?

20 Things That Would Be Trending if Social Networks Disappeared

We’ve all been addicted to our social networks for so long now it can be difficult to remember what life was like before “Like” buttons. How would we function if our Facebook feeds, tweets, and Instagram photos suddenly disappeared?

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Meet Marc Hartzman! Author of The Anti-Social Network Journal

Marc Hartzman, Author of "The Anti-Social Network" Journal
Meet Marc Hartzman, author of "The Anti-Social Network Journal." Photo © Cate Dingley.

As a New York City advertising creative director, Huffington Post contributor, and writer of not one, not two, but three different blogs, Marc Hartzman doesn’t just wear different hats. One of his talents, outside of writing, makes him capable of literally juggling hats. Read on for Marc's connection to stereoviews, a bearded dragon, and a bearded lady.

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10 Things That Are More Interesting to Read Than the Random Musings of Your Social Network

Marc Hartzman's 10 Things That are More Interesting to Read List

Folks used to read books quite often before their free time was usurped by social network feeds. And by “free time,” I mean the 700 billion minutes a month spent on Facebook, which is supplemented by an average of 190 million tweets a day (according to statistics from July 9, 2014).

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