Communication Research

Here's an interesting article reporting on research claiming that Facebook actually increases loneliness.

Here's a brief article from the NYTimes which reports on Lynne Kelly's research into narcissism and Facebook use.  According to Kelly's findings, Facebook use is not associated with narcissism. However, those who collect huge numbers of virtual friends do seem to be high on narcissism. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/17/does-facebook-turn-people-into-narcissists/

Here's an interesting piece on bad habits that kids can pick up from their Facebook activities. The habits identified and the suggestions are really applicable to everyone, not just kids. To this list I would add the principle that online communication is irreversible and uneraseable. http://www.becomeananny.org/blog/7-bad-habits-kids-pick-up-from-facebook/