The Facebook Effect

Dell, J. O. (2011, April 27). For Students, What Is the "Facebook Effect" on Grades? Retrieved from Mashable: http://mashable.com/2011/04/27/facebook-effect-students/

The essay is about the overall impact social networking is doing for college students. Jolie O' Dell pointed out that social networks impact for college students makes them work less, their grades suffer more compare to their peers, who don't use social networks, and they are more likely to be depressed or lonely. "Students who use Facebook and hit the books simultaneously found their multitasking led to 20% lower grades than those of their more focused peers. Facebooked-using students also made less money during school from part-time work, putting in around five hours per week as opposed to 16 hours per week for a typical unplugged counterpart.” This is useful because I feel like it’s true social networks can be distracting, especially while you’re trying to do your homework. You don’t do your best work by multi-tasking. For example, driving while texting, and we all know the outcome of that.