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Tweeting By Mail: The Postcard's Stormy Birth

 
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Posted 07/03/2013   10:10 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add wt1 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
An interesting read on the history of the lowly postcard and how its acceptance back in the 19th century is similar to how some feel about today's Instagram and Twitter:

http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinio...3869541.html


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The postcard's history reminds us that there are always hopes and fears projected onto the latest communication technology. Ease and speed promise greater intimacy, but eventually the very attributes that attracted us to the new form seem to strip messages of their depth.
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Posted 07/04/2013   9:03 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add spanishmoss to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
wt1,

You are the master at finding interesting articles. Thanks so much for sharing this one. I found it extremely interesting and entertaining.

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