Too Much Facebook

By Steven Klupt

3B

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Facebook Background Information

• Social networking site

• Allows for communication through various utilities

• Created by Mark Zuckerburg “from his Harvard dorm room”

• Used primarily by young people

• More than 350 million active users

Culture Lost

• Facebook (and other E-communication tools) have led to a loss of verbal communication, physical activity, and social activity

• We could benefit from USING FACEBOOK LESS

E-Communication

• Verbal communication is not required

• Communication has become far less personal

• Communication has become shorter, less informative

Physical Activity• 320,833,333 hours

every day spent worldwide on Facebook

• Facebook requires virtually no physical activity

• Obesity rates are sky-high in America now

Community/Social Activity• 320,833,333 hours

• Time spent on Facebook could be spent with family or friends, or used for community/global service activities

• Newsweek article: “When I...imagine the good I could have done instead, it depresses me”

• Some may use groups such as “We Will Donate $1.00 to Haiti for Every Person That Joins” as justification to stay on Facebook

In Conclusion...

• Facebook has led to a loss of culture and a decrease in social communication

• Incredible amount of time spent on Facebook worldwide every day.

• Time could be put to better use

• WE SHOULD DECREASE THE TIME WE SPEND ON FACEBOOK