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November 26, 2015 8:53

Creativity: Do you dare go cold turkey on your phone this Thanksgiving?

From a couple of interns at BBH New York comes a social media movement that urges you to stop looking at social media this Thanksgiving. And that goes for emails, apps and other stuff too. In fact, they want you to go “cold turkey” over the next 24 hours and — shock, horror — switch off the phone completely. Because Thanksgiving is, you know, family time.

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Simon Canning

Simon Canning was Mumbrella's marketing and advertising editor from 2015-2017. In a career spanning journalism and communications over more than 30 years Simon has become one of Australia’s most respected analysts and commentators on the advertising, marketing and media industries. A regular commentator on radio and TV, Simon has also worked in media in the US and UK .

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Adam 26 Nov 15

Queensland Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg published an opinion piece in the rural press today suggesting Australia might “join in” Thanksgiving with our own harvest festival. It would celebrate Australia’s early convict settlers who overcame near starvation when early crops failed, and all the unsung heroes of Australian agriculture and horticulture since.

http://www.queenslandcountryli.....nksgiving/

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