What is it with social networking media? Can't say that I'm that into it; can't say that I'm not. What I mean is that it's really complicated - a marriage of convenience, as it were, a clumsy and careless pas de deux. I spend far too much time posting to friends and distant relatives on Facebook and burn-out my mobile's battery attending to my Twitter timeline throughout the day. To top it off, there are those annoying withdrawal symptoms when I don't post or tweet for more than one day. The monkey is on my back and resistance is futile!
Us inveterate users of social networking sites (SNS) do appear to be a strange bunch. One Canadian study finds us to be "narcissists and those with low self-esteem..." who gravitate toward Facebook as a self-promotional tool. Whereas, in other studies, such as the recent Pew Research Poll, we find that "Facebook users are more trusting, have more friends and enjoy other benefits than their less-connected peers." Complicated, huh? I guess we're all self-absorbed, outgoing, introverted extroverts.
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