Facebook May Affect Students' Grades

A study shows that Facebook users have lower grade point averages than students who have not signed up for the social networking website.

Social networking sites are addictive. They are addictive to an extent that they may start affecting your performance in the real world. According to a study, college students who use Facebook spend less time studying and have lower grade point averages than students who have not signed up for the social networking website. However, more than three-quarters of Facebook users claimed that their use of the social networking site didn’t interfere with their studies.