Hi Classmates,
Facebook is all over the news, at this moment, thanks to Project X. A while ago Facebook made headlines because it became an IPO. And also in class we cannot stop talk about Facebook.
Therefore I wanted to add another dimension to look at Facebook: Research has shown that users of Facebook can get addicted to it.
This might also help to explain why Facebook was able to become such a big company and why it has the power to mobilize people in a short period of time to visit a 16 years old birthday party.
For my personal experiences I see Facebook as a time-killer. When doing more excited things I will totally forget about checking status updates. However I must admit that I am checking “useless” status updates more often than would like to…
Article: “Internet Addiction Shows Up In the Brain”
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2012/01/17/internet-addiction-shows-up-in-the-brain/
