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One hundred-fifty million people actively use Facebook. It has become a worldwide phenomenon that is growing by the second. It’s a social network that connects the lives of friends and friends of friends so that each person can have a small window into the lives of everyone he or she knows. Facebook indulges into the natural human desire for attention, making it naturally addicting. Because this access to attention and socializing had never existed before social networking, people didn’t feel a need for it, but today it has become more than a need. It’s a priority. And because it’s so easily accessible, it is an easy distraction to anyone trying to do anything productive. For most students, time on Facebook is comparable to time writing essays or doing homework. It’s easily the biggest distraction kids have to deal with because Facebook embodies their social life. Now the social pressures of school ad work have crept into the personal lives of everyone. And now, Facebook is even beginning to replace the social lives of our society. Commenting on a person’s status is barely social, but somehow this has replaced phone calls or even face-to-face interaction. |
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| Ashley Acosta so if you start a sentence with iPod, do you capitalize the i? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nikki Lee iDon't care!! =p | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanessa Casalegno clever nikki but i have NO idea ashely | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Facebook entered an unknown market and created a need for every adolescent in the technological world. And, most importantly, it’s free, so everyone has one. There is no denying that Facebook is genius idea. It appeals to every kid or young adult, but that is the biggest problem. It’s too appealing. It makes people less productive because it consumes such a large part of everyone’s life. It’s an extension of the social life of every person, while making people less social. |
