A recent study suggests that college-aged Facebook users get lower grades than everyone else. Conducted by researchers at Ohio State University, the study found that "Facebook user GPAs were in the 3.0 to 3.5 range on average, compared to 3.5 to 4.0 for non-users." Of course, this could simply mean that extreme narcissists feel they have better things to do than keep up with homework. Or perhaps all the other students are just outsourcing their homework to overseas professionals.
Thank goodness I've graduated already, so that Facebook and Twitter can satisfy my self-infatuation and improve my productivity on the job. According to the University of Melbourne, taking "short and unobtrusive breaks, such as a quick surf of the internet" gives the brain a chance to rest and leads to "a higher total net concentration for a days' work."
Could it possibly be that researchers are so interested in studying Facebook because it gives them a legitimate reason to check their friends' status updates?
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