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How has social networking sites affected our society? We may not see the effects of social networking every day, but social networking is on every corner of our society. We use these social networking sites every day and don’t even realize how much more efficient these sites make our society. We often feel obligated to visit these sites daily and if we do not we don’t get assignments completed as efficiently. (Associated Press) Social networking has also changed the way we make plans with other friends. 72% of all social networking teens use the sites to make plans with friends. (Pew Internet Project) Before these social networking sites became so popular we used word of mouth or phones to make plans. Social networking has also effected student engagement in the classroom. (Huffington Post) The use of social networking as a tool in the classroom helps to keep students engaged better than previous techniques, such as lectures and videos. The use of these sites are a tool that we have learned to use to make our society more efficient, but we also cannot allow social media to become an addiction.

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