... you want to be. A majority of the time these posts are positive and pictures with people you care about. Sadly there is someone behind the computer, phone, or device that lets him or her see it all. They are the one struggling with friendships, comparing themselves to others, and feeling ... 10 to 20 times a day, sometimes between classes" (Shea n.p). Not only is social media addictive but also it is becoming a distraction to users. Users of social media constantly feel like they have to be connected to their friends and others they follow. Watching the lives of others and updating their...

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... and real world communication". (Facebook 2) It carries over into everyday life and even school work. This is the direction a majority of avid twitter users and other social networkers are going. The obsessive affect that twitter has on students can distract them from completing homework and projects. When bored, it's ... to 18 year olds spend 54 minutes a day on social media sites When alerted to a new social networking site activity, like a new tweet or Facebook message, users take 20 to 25 minutes on average to return to the original task." It's addicting, spending 20-25 minutes at a t...

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... own personal feelings about the sites as well as in depth research on the topic. Social Media and its effect on Socialization Teens are avid social media users. Many more seems to have a more positive experience then a negative one. According to a research study were teens from ages 13-17 were asked ... a good tool to push them past their norm, but in another sense it makes it unrealistic to go through those childhood insecurities and moments behind a computer screen or phone. This is one of the issues that arise about social media and socialization. People want their teens to go into th...

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... only has Facebook opened up a world of possibilities and allowed the user to interact with friends and people all over the world, it has opened up the darker side of users to cyber-bullying (Stout). I call upon you, the reader, to think back to your younger days. When we were bullied it was in person and we were being called names ... ;Shocked" to find that teens "are obsessed with sex". Sexting is defined as "sending, receiving, or forwarding sexually explicit messages, photographs, or images via cell phone, computer, or other digital devices" (qtd. In Gordon). A recent survey showed th...

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... a small joke with an old friend can be taken the wrong way by others viewing the public conversation. This is problem because it is very difficult to express feelings over a computer screen. In reality, social media ruins friendships and relationships on a daily basis. Research shows that more than 20% of teens aged between 11-16, displays information over social media that ... had changed their behavior, while 51% of these said the change had been negative. These changes range from unreliable and false information to sites that lack privacy and are exposing users to government intrusio...

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