Near the end of 2009, Facebook had over 300 million users and it's common stock value was about $9.5 billion (Womack, 2009). By the beginning of 2010 it had become the "most popular social network in eight of the 10 top internet markets in the world" an by June 2010 membership had grown to "upwards of 400 million members" (Weeks). Recent research conducted by the University of New Hampshire found that 96% of their students had Facebook accounts and that there was no correlation between Facebook use and student success. Chuck Martin, whose class conducted the study, says, "college students have grown up with social networks, and the study shows they are now simply part of how students interact with each other with no apparent impact on grades" (cited in Wright). We shouldn't just take him at his word though. Earlier research has gone back and forth - there is much debate on the impact of Facebook.
I'm looking for for info on whether 96% student usage of Facebook is typical.
Bibliography (note this is in an approximation of APA format - not MLA)
Wright, L. (2009) "
Student grades not affected b social networking, new research finds" www.unh.edu/news/ accessed June 10,2010
Weeks, L. (June 9, 2010) "
In your Facebook: social sites are everywhere" www.npr.org retrieved June 10, 2010
Womack, B. (November 19 2009) "
Facebook Common Stock Valuation Jumps 42% to 9.5 Billion,"
Bloomberg.com retrieved June 10, 2010
玫友 said, "hate a person, than to forgive a person, injured more effort" - and MinBin2139 says, "Gold daughter, as a promise quarter cloth." Both comments seem to be Chinese idioms. Can anyone explain how they relate to Facebook in English? BTW: Facebook is banned in China. Right?
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