Could You Survive a (Social) Media Blackout?

Could you live without social media? I’m talking about ALL conduits to social media, including mobile devices, cell phones, MP3 players and television – a total media blackout. That’s the question 200 students from the University of Maryland recently attempted to answer during a 24-hour stretch of social media abstinence termed 24 Hours: Unplugged.

Organized by the university’s International Center for Media & the Public Agenda, each participant was asked to blog privately about the experience after its completion.