To follow up on the previous post, scientists and psychologist warn that attention spans are shortening due to the internet!

Social networking websites are causing alarming changes in the brains of young users, an eminent scientist has warned.

Sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Bebo are said to shorten attention spans, encourage instant gratification and make young people more self-centred.

The claims from neuroscientist Susan Greenfield will make disturbing reading for the millions whose social lives depend on logging on to their favourite websites each day.

I’m not disagreeing either. In fact, I have always been vocal about how I feel about my generation. The irony of course is that I use these sites to keep in touch with old friends and make new ones at the same time. In fact, most blogs just a faster way to find out about news and other information right? Here’s the full article.