Let's hear from you: Can you live without those gadgets?
Monday, May 12, 2008 5:55 PM PDT
By The Daily News
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E-mail this articleCan teenagers today break away from cell phones, laptops and iPods for a week?
How did young people track each other’s lives without Facebook and MySpace? Are young people today too dependent on technology?
The Daily News is looking for a group of tech-savvy teenagers to unplug their gadgets for one week and tell us what it’s like. If you are up for the challenge, contact reporter Leila Summers at (360) 577-2524 or lsummers@tdn.com.
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO wrote on May 13, 2008 5:58 PM:
" Asking for this is like asking a couch potato to walk to work, or a smoker to simply "not smoke," or a junk food junkie to eat a salad. Will not happen. These questions speak to a larger question - the reason for our future societal 'failure.' We're each TOO important to make the small changes necessary to ensure the success of our population as a whole. That's what it really boils down to. "
cheney119 wrote on May 19, 2008 4:11 PM:
" My space my eye; 1,111,000 friends you've never even met. Those aren't friends, they aren't even aquaintances. I have a laptop computer, cellphone, mp3 player but I still read the paper (made from newsprint) and listen to the radio. "
hmmmm wrote on May 24, 2008 2:15 AM:
" I'm not a teenage anymore but was 4 years ago I think I could go for a month without my cellphone or ipod but I couldn't go more then a few days without the internet. It's how I stay in contact with my family, how I keep up with the news, heck I wouldnt be able to read these articles without the internet because I no longer live in the area. So I would say no, MOST teenagers probably can't go that long without all three of those things. I'm sure they could go without 1 or 2 for a week but not all three. "
apriln wrote on May 28, 2008 12:31 PM:
" i wrote a letter i would like to send in. where and how do i do this? "
Leslie Slape wrote on May 28, 2008 1:33 PM:
" Send your letter to Leila Summers, The Daily News, P.O. Box 189, Longview, WA 98632, or e-mail it using the link in the story. "
Scot Heisel, TDN wrote on May 28, 2008 1:35 PM:
" A letter for this story, or a letter for the special section on Kelso High's 100th graduating class? Either way, send it to The Daily News, P.O. Box 189, Longview, WA, 98632 in care of the reporter you're trying to contact. "
apriln wrote on Jun 9, 2008 11:01 AM:
" sent it in... now just waiting.
is it two late to be posted "
is it two late to be posted "
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