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Do you love Facebook? What about Twitter? A new study released this week shows just how addictive social networking sites can be. Our Elyse Mickalonis has more on this hi-tech craving.
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Social media. Like it? Love it? Can’t live without it?
“I tried for two weeks and it was really hard,” said Katherinne Rimpel, Binghamton University sophomore.
Many people feel that way, according to a team from Chicago University's Booth Business School that ran an addiction experiment. They used BlackBerrys to test the willpower of more than 200 people from ages 18 to 85 in Germany.
Participants messaged researchers several times a day for a week saying what they craved the most. The results? Social media ranked higher than alcohol and tobacco.
But what makes social media addictive?
“If you’re smoking a cigarette you have to go outside,” said Rimpel. “A lot of people have mobile phones, so it’s easier to go on Facebook and Twitter.”
Experts agree, saying social media can be very addictive, because unlike tobacco and alcohol, things like Facebook and Twitter are free and easily accessible.
"With Facebook and Twitter and any of social networking it seems there can be an immediate jumping into it because everyone thinks everyone else is doing it,” said Dr. Gary Truce, Health and Wellness Professor at Binghamton University.
Still, for some people, social media is just a way to stay connected faster.
“One of the most important things is communication,” said Dapo Onasanya, Binghamton University junior. “Why go to their house when you send them a message over Facebook? It’s quick, easy and really more efficient.”
But not everyone likes social media.
“As addictive as people say it is, I’m not addicted,” said TamaraTheotate, Binghamton University sophomore. “I was never into it. It was just a trend in high school for me.”
Many people say they don’t consider themselves addicted, but know people who are.
“If every five seconds you’re posting things like, ‘I’m eating a sandwich, I went to the bathroom or I’m doing this and this and this,’ enough is enough,” said Erika Flores, Binghamton University senior. “If you’re spending more time updating your status you’re not enjoying what the status is about.”
Perhaps just like other things, with social media in moderation is key.
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6 February 2012 Last updated at 20:22 ET By Emma Kasprzak BBC News
After being diagnosed with a rare form of liver cancer in 2008, teenager Rosie Kilburn decided to keep an online diary about her life.
She died in September at the age of 19, but since then her mother Jo has continued to update the blog.
"Rosie decided that rather than feeling crushed by cancer she would do something about it," Mrs Kilburn said.
"Her blog gave her an avenue to share what was happening. It opened up a whole new network."
Academics have found increasing numbers of vulnerable adults and seriously ill young people like Rosie have turned to social networking to communicate with their friends - and to make new ones.
Dr Emma Bond, senior lecturer in childhood and youth studies at University Campus Suffolk, has carried out research on cyber bullying and cyber abuse among young people and vulnerable adults but said the positive effects of social networking could equally not be ignored.
She said that while there were plenty of stories in the media of cyber bullying and children being groomed online by paedophiles, it was worth considering the positive impact the internet could have for young people.
"Something we're becoming more and more aware of is vulnerable adults using social media," Dr Bond said.
"One thing that is emerging is that people with Asperger syndrome and autism find it easier to communicate using sites like Facebook and are heavy users of social media."
She added: "That can be a problem if they don't access those sites carefully and we are looking at doing more research in that area."
'Less shy'
Emma Thompson, who has Asperger syndrome and manages an online community for other people with the condition, said social networking could be good - but warned there were risks.
"I am more confident and less shy on [the internet] as it's a lot easier to communicate than face-to-face," she said.
However, she said a potential problem was that people learnt to be over-reliant on the internet for communication.
"Individuals don't end up going out ever so they end up staying in, isolated and slowly losing their limited communication abilities that they may have," she said.
Caroline Hattersley, from the National Autistic Society, said social networking could allow people with autism to overcome fears about face-to-face communication when trying to find people with similar interests.
"Social networks can be a stepping stone into better social engagement. It takes away non-verbal expression which some people with autism find quite difficult to understand," she said.
"Social networking shouldn't be seen as an alternative to social engagement but what it can do is help people who find face-to-face engagement hard."
Dr Bond said as well as vulnerable adults, going online could benefit seriously ill children.
'Real lifeline'
She said: "Another thing we're looking at is the link the internet provides to the outside world for children with a life-limiting illness.
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"Previously they may have felt locked away in a hospice but the internet can be a real lifeline for keeping in touch with friends and getting them out there sharing their experiences."
Mrs Kilburn said her daughter Rosie had used Facebook and texting to keep updated with what her friends were doing, but added that her blog had given her "a new network of friends who supported her".
She said the family had decided to keep the blog going after Rosie's death because of the community that had built up around it.
"We needed that community as well," Mrs Kilburn said.
"It helped us with our grieving and enabled us to keep her fundraising going."
Tuesday marks the 2012 Safer Internet Day, an annual event designed to encourage people to use internet technology more responsibly.
This year it coincides with the week-long BBC Share Take Care campaign, in partnership with the UK Safer Internet Centre, to raise awareness of issues surrounding safeguarding reputation online.
Dr Bond said that although it was important to be aware of the risks, those who look after young people and vulnerable adults should also be aware of the benefits the internet affords.
She said: "It's about opening up dialogue and raising awareness.
"It's very easy to get caught up in the risks of the internet but it is also a fantastic opportunity."
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