{"id":13821,"date":"2015-09-01T13:22:44","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T20:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.momservations.com\/?p=13821"},"modified":"2015-09-01T13:22:44","modified_gmt":"2015-09-01T20:22:44","slug":"viral-video-killed-our-attention-spans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2015\/09\/01\/viral-video-killed-our-attention-spans\/","title":{"rendered":"Viral Video Killed Our Attention Spans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Momservation: <\/strong>Open Letter to My Readers: I hate Open Letters. And while I\u2019m here\u2014over-used phrase of the year: \u201cSo this just happened&#8230;\u201d Sorry, I need to go watch a cute puppy video to find my happy place.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u263a\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u263a\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u263a<\/p>\n<p>The pen is no longer mightier than the sword.<\/p>\n<p>It is the smartphone camera. Yup. Jumped into the duel between wit and brawn and slayed them both before taking a selfie and posting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/\">YouTube<\/a> video.<\/p>\n<p>People don\u2019t want to read anything anymore. They want to watch it. They don\u2019t want to sit down and discuss a well written article. They want a video montage no longer than 26 seconds they can *Like* and move on. Even better: make it a <a href=\"https:\/\/vine.co\/\">Vine<\/a> and you have their attention\u2014for 6 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>And forget about quality content. The more outrageous the better. It\u2019s why we have She of Little Clothing and Self-Respect, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtv.com\/news\/2258037\/miley-cyrus-vma-outfits-controversy\/\">Miley Cyrus, hosting the VMA\u2019s<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usnews.com\/opinion\/blogs\/peter-fenn\/2015\/08\/31\/donald-trump-will-never-be-president\">Donald Trump as the Republican hope for President<\/a>. (Hilary Clinton really should send them a fruit basket thanking them for giving her the 2016 presidency.)<\/p>\n<p>It is a depressing time to be a writer.<\/p>\n<p>So as I try to figure out how I can stay relevant without being a snarky bitch (If I see another \u201cOpen Letter To\u2026\u201d go viral I might lose my sh**. See &#8211; doesn&#8217;t work for me.), or resorting to 6-second sound bites (okay, Vine star <a href=\"https:\/\/vine.co\/u\/935757135109844992\">Lizzza<\/a> is pretty dang funny), or abandoning the craft all together because I\u2019m not willing to stoop to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/kanye-west-unloads-nude-kim-781725\">Kanye and Kardashian<\/a> level to get Page Likes\u2014I\u2019m going to leave you with what American really wants:<\/p>\n<p>Irresistible doses of cuteness in the form of puppies and kittens.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Eight English Cream Golden Retriever Puppies - first swim &amp; jump!\" width=\"843\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FXTl2Ou-j1I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I3Rm_W9nci4\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I3Rm_W9nci4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#CantCompete<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What makes a writer put down the pen and pick up a drink.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":13822,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[165],"tags":[1781,1782,1783,2,1784,1785,950,86,3,1786,1787,1089,1788,5,1789,1790,1361,1262,1791,356],"class_list":["post-13821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-parenting-humor-2","tag-cutest-kitten-video","tag-cutest-puppy-video","tag-donald-trump","tag-family","tag-is-writing-relevant-anymore","tag-kanye","tag-kardashians","tag-kelli-wheeler","tag-kids","tag-kitten-tries-to-copy-mom-video","tag-lizzza","tag-miley-cyrus","tag-modern-communication","tag-momservations","tag-over-used-phrases","tag-puppies-swimming-for-first-time","tag-teens","tag-vine","tag-why-video-is-king","tag-youtube"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Viral Video Killed Our Attention Spans - Kelli M. 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