Is social media bad for you? The evidence and the unknowns | Business Improvement and Social media | Scoop.it
Three billion people, around 40% of the world’s population, use online social media – and we’re spending an average of two hours every day sharing, liking, tweeting and updating on these platforms, according to some reports. That breaks down to around half a million tweets and Snapchat photos shared every minute. With social media playing such a big part in our lives, could we be sacrificing our mental health and well-being as well as our time? What does the evidence actually suggest?

Via Rosemary Tyrrell, Ed.D., Miloš Bajčetić