Countless articles have been written in recent years focusing on the downfalls of social media.  Two recent studies have been published that reiterate the fact that there are major negative consequences to social media. One new study showed that social media can become addictive for many people.  The study polled 1,000 people and asked them about their Facebook usage.  Eighty-five percent of the people said they used Facebook as part of their daily routines.  One-third of the people said they just use Facebook to stay on top of things.  The other two-thirds of the people said they used it in their free time to fill the void of boredom. Twenty-five percent of the people admitted to feeling withdrawal-like symptoms when they cannot log on to Facebook routinely.  An interesting finding—yet predictable if … Read entire article »