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Cuteness!

Contributed by Rick DeVan on April 2, 2011 at 5:15 pm ET

You know how people, especially job interviewers, like to ask “What do you see yourself doing in five years?”

Right.

Five years ago I never could have imagined that I would have just posted a one word comment: “Cuteness!” on the Facebook wall of Beast, the canine companion of Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan.

Yeah, I really did just do that and yes, he really is cute.

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Readings: Facebook and Teen Depression

Contributed by Rick DeVan on March 28, 2011 at 10:10 am ET

Resource: Docs warn about Facebook use and teen depression via the New Zealand Herald.

Add “Facebook depression” to potential harms linked with social media, an influential doctors’ group warns, referring to a condition it says may affect troubled teens who obsess over the online site.

As adults, I hope we have learned not to obsess over Facebook and other social media and can help teens to understand it better.

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Statistics: US Facebook and Twitter Users

Contributed by Rick DeVan on February 25, 2011 at 10:12 am ET

Resource: Facebook Reaches Majority of US Web Users via eMarketer.com.

By 2013, 62% of web users and almost half (47.6%) of the overall US population will be on Facebook.

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By the end of 2010, 16.4 million US adults, or 9% of the adult internet population, used Twitter.

FYI. Keep in mind that although both fall under the social media umbrella, Facebook and Twitter are different.

Resource via Nearly Half of Americans Use Facebook; Only 7% Use Twitter [STUDY] at Mashable.

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Readings: The Anti-Social Network (Slate)

Contributed by Rick DeVan on January 28, 2011 at 1:59 pm ET

Resource: The Anti-Social Network via Slate and a commentary on the story at Does Facebook Make Us Depressed? via AllFacebook.com.

“Misery Has More Company Than People Think,” a paper in the January issue of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, draws on a series of studies examining how college students evaluate moods, both their own and those of their peers.

I think it is good to have a full range of friends on Facebook and in real life, from those who only update with the good stuff to those who are constantly complaining about their knees. You just gotta love all of ‘em.

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