Internet Already Obsolete

By Corey Pein

Here is perhaps the most surprising finding from a

new survey

of what

teenagers

want from online news: "BEWARE OF TOO MUCH SCROLLING AND CLICKING."

"I don't know if it is just me, but scrolling down a bunch of information is more overwhelming to me," says William, 18.

"

I don't really want to click on things

," says Maria, 14.

So much for the internet. Scrolling and clicking are out. That leaves...reading? No.

"

They fuzz out when confronted with long, uninterrupted blocks of text

," the survey says. "They don't seem to be able to absorb information or become interested in it unless it's broken up and illustrated."

OK, got it: Pictures are good.

Happy pictures

.

We feel that. Why bother trying to "get" anything? It's a lot of work.

The news site of the future? It's already here. See it after the cut. (

Sorry, you'll have to click

.)

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