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07/23/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Social media is actually ISOLATING teens: Doctor warns parents of serious risks associated with heavy smartphone use

Aside from negatively impacting the concentration of teenagers, “heavy smartphone use” is linked to “an increased rate of social isolation, depression, suicidal thoughts, and even suicide.” A decade after Steve Jobs, Apple’s co-founder, launched the first iPhone, 92 percent of teenagers own a smartphone. A double-edged sword, smartphones revolutionized communication but they also increased “the risk […]

06/07/2018 / By Carol Anderson

Children who experience cyberbullying are twice as likely to self-harm or attempt suicide

In this age of social media where majority of the youth seek validation through feedback from their peers, cyberbullying has become rampant as online platforms became an open field for bullies to target other people’s profiles. A case study has proven that people under the age of 25 who have experienced cyberbullying are two times […]

04/21/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Connected but isolated: Experts say that more people just want to give birthday gifts online rather than seeing them in person

In recent years, the Internet has morphed into a platform where people can do just about anything. One of these, according to a recent study, is the act of gift-giving. More people are now engaging in online gift-giving, or the giving of gifts through social networks. This phenomenon has become so prevalent that the researchers […]

02/10/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Online shopping GOOD for the environment: Research shows we’re saving lots of energy by staying home

Technology continues to make things easier and faster, and that can be seen in online shopping and working from home. Moreover, nowadays, a lot of people tend to just stay at home instead of going out. A study revealed that even though online shopping is bad for social life, it is beneficial for the environment […]

11/14/2017 / By Jayson Veley

Victim culture: New study finds a shocking number of teens troll themselves online

While no one should deny the fact that online bullying has become a real problem in the age of the Internet and social media, it would also be unwise to assume that all cases of bullying are legitimate. According to a researcher and bullying expert from Florida Atlantic University, many young people are now engaging […]

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