Supernova Network Age Briefing: Disconnecting August 13, 2009

Our next Network Age Briefing is “Can We Ever Truly ‘Disconnect’ in the Network Age?”

When: August 13, 2009, at 12:00 pm EST/9 am PST.

Web and chat: http://tobtr.com/s/639145

Call-in Number: (347) 945-6578

One of the defining properties of the Network Age is being connected. It’s connect or bust for business, for government, for pleasure — indeed, for survival. But being “always on” must take a toll on us. Are we dodging “meatspace” relationships by burying our noses in our smartphones? Are we burning out? Is a backlash coming?

Join SupernovaHub’s Isabel Walcott Hilborn as she talks with Linda Stone (who coined the phrase “Continuous Partial Attention”) and Juliette Powell (author, "33 Million People in the Room" as we discuss connectedness and balance in the Network Age. Guest appearance by Maggie Jackson, author, "Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age".

When do you turn off the ringer? What about email purges? Is it ever acceptable to not even read what comes in? What is the best way to take a break? And why are people so sensitive about it? Are we coaxed by the sweet enticements of the net into distractions that keep us from focusing and being productive at our jobs? If so, how do we mediate the distractions and stay on point?

Official Website: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Supernova/2009/08/13/SUpernova-Network-Age-Briefings-Next-Show-TBD