Friday, May 31, 2013

5/31/13 - Autobahn speed limit proposal revs up debate in Germany; Facebook Sometimes Too Much 'Drama' for Teens, Study Says


Today's Articles:

The Washington Post
May 20, 2013
"Autobahn speed limit proposal revs up debate in Germany"

"Germany, one of the world’s top car producers, is alone among industrial countries in allowing drivers to decide for themselves how fast to race along the highway. So a proposal this month to impose a speed limit of 75 mph has set off an election-year battle that has some people questioning a basic tenet of German identity."

ABC
May 22, 2013
"Facebook Sometimes Too Much 'Drama' for Teens, Study Says"

"A Pew study shows that teenage users have been moving some of their online sharing to other social media services like Twitter and Instagram to escape the "drama and pressure" of Facebook. The study does still list Facebook as the most often used service (81 percent of teens answered this way) and number one for active accounts (94 percent of teens said they currently have a Facebook profile)."

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