College students who use Facebook spend less time studying and have lower grade point averages than students who have not signed up for the social networking website, according to a pilot study at one university.
However, more than three-quarters of Facebook users claimed that their use of the social networking site didn’t interfere with their studies.
“We can’t say that use of Facebook leads to lower grades and less studying – but we did find a relationship there,” said Aryn Karpinski, co-author of the study and a doctoral student in education at Ohio State University.
“There may be other factors involved, such as personality traits, that link Facebook use and lower grades,” she said. “It may be that if it wasn’t for Facebook, some students would still find other ways to avoid studying, and would still get lower grades. But perhaps the lower GPAs could actually be because students are spending too much time socializing online.”
Every day millions of people use social netwo nect with old friends and find new ones. These types of sites can also make dieters more successful.
“When we embark on a weight loss program we want encouragement, motivation and results. Websites offer so many opportunities to track the sorts of information we know helps keep our weight in check,” said Stefanie Barthmare, a licensed professional counselor with The Methodist Weight Management Center in Houston.
‘These social networking sites are a perfect place for people to record their progress, find others in the same boat or join weight loss groups. There are also blogs and chat rooms where people can swap recipes, share stories and goals or just offer support.” [continue reading…]
A University of Kansas professor is researching details of relationships forged on social networking sites and determining their significance, depth and potential. Nancy Baym, associate professor of communication studies, became interested early on in how the Internet shapes interpersonal communication and of late has focused her research on social networking sites in particular. [continue reading…]
Real time Twittering has panickedinspired Mark Zuckerberg founder of Facebook to roll out a new page style for Facebook. Zuckerberg who studied psychology in Harvard before dropping out to start Facebook, now wants to know what’s on our minds! Zuckerberg will sits on Oprah’s couch this afternoon to talk about what’s on his mind.
