Just thought I would share some information I found while researching for my argumentative paper. I know a lot of us seem to be arguing points regarding addiction..
Heres the link to an article by Fox News about a college that set up and followed through with a complete social networking band! Harrisburg University in central PA held a week long band of Facebook, Twitter, IM and other forms of media. Results from the blackout show true signs of addiction to social media. Being that students couldnt long on throught their computers, many were caught sneaking away on their smart phone to check the latest newsfeed. One student also admitted to feeling like he needed to check his FB 21 hours a day! The other 3 hours were used strictly for sleeping when he would block updates. Can you say addicted?? What would students do if Queens imposed something like this for a week or even just a day? What other interesting information have people found on addiction?
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2010/09/24/social-media-ban-experiment-reveals-facebook-twitter-users-display-signs/
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