http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,515395,00.html?sPage=fnc/scitech/personaltechnology
I am a college student and I have a Facebook account. Like all the other Facebook users I believe I’m addicted to it. I have to go on Facebook every day, sometimes more than three times a day. In the fox news online article it states that “Facebook users have lower overall grades than non-users, according to a survey of college students who also ironically said the social networking site does not interfere with studying. It raises more questions about how students spend their time outside class on activities such as Facebook, part-time jobs and extracurricular activities. I think Facebook is not all to blame for the low overall grades. I personally take the time out of my day to get my studying and homework done, sometimes before I login on to Facebook. In the article Aryn Karpinski an education researcher at Ohio State University while in her research she found that “Facebook user GPAs were in the 3.0 to 3.5 range on average, compared to 3.5 to 4.0 for non-users. Facebook users also studied anywhere from one to five hours per week, compared to non-users who studied 11 to 15 or more hours per week.” I believe that this studied is not true in my case at all, but overall with all the other users it may be true.
In the article from tech blorge.com, it explains that “the students most likely to spend time socializing on Facebook are future technology and business workers. Science, technology, engineering, math and business majors were more likely to use Facebook than students of social sciences or humanities. While there isn’t a case that suggests that Facebook is directly responsible for anyone failing classes yet, it could certainly contribute to a student’s poor performance. The trick might be curbing a Facebook fanatic’s usage to ensure it doesn’t affect study habits.” The Facebook users have the power to control themselves on how much time they spend on Facebook. If the users seem to find that they are spending too much time they should do something about it if it is affecting their work or studies.
References: Foxnews.com http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,515395,00.html?sPage=fnc/scitech/personaltechnology
Tech blorge http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2009/04/13/can-too-much-social-networking-result-in-a-facebook-fail/
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