Digital Vertigo

Digital Detox, Blog Hiatus, and Fresh New Focus for 2013

January 18, 2013 by Amy Jussel Leave a Comment

Jan. 2013-Shaping Youth has taken a first ever, full month long blog hiatus until Feb. 1, 2013. You can follow our posts on Twitter in the interim while we unplug the blog to repower the system … [Read more...]

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Unplug: On Summer Hiatus For Digital Detox (Again)

August 17, 2012 by Amy Jussel Leave a Comment

August 17, 2012 Long time readers know I'm a huge fan of 'digital detox' to give writing a break, focus fully on family at the end of summer, and regroup for the back to school scene... I've … [Read more...]

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