Facebook fans do worse in their exams

Source: Times Online Posted By: Peter 5486 days ago

Research finds the website is damaging students’ academic performance.

FACEBOOK users may feel socially successful in cyberspace but they are more likely to perform poorly in exams, according to new research into the academic impact of the social networking website.

The majority of students who use Facebook every day are underachieving by as much as an entire grade compared with those who shun the site.

Researchers have discovered how students who spend their time accumulating friends,....

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