My generation is historically known for being addicted to bite-sized bits of information. The Internet hit schools right at the time we were enveloped in the core of our developmental learning. We quickly adapted and changed how we digested information, and schools in turn changed the way they taught. This was the beginning of the Media Snackers.
Chris Wilson has some great tips for blogging with the attention-span-deprived generation in mind, in particular:
I try to keep my posts short.
… and something I’ve been dabbling with at disassociated recently, bite size blogging:
I break my posts up into little lists and bites so that they are easier to skim so readers can indulge themselves where they were interested.
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