It could be worse. Girls are now “permanently connected” to Facebook, a girls’ school leader told the BBC. Rather than skipping class to go get high, girls are able to get their fix quicker via their mobile devices. One of the biggest issues according to some parents is the Honesty Box application, which lets users write anonymously on each other’s walls.
Also of concern to the parents is that their daughters may be friending strangers who appear to be nice. Over two years ago we wrote about how to stop Facebook addiction, and since then millions of more people have become addicted to the site. Ultimately it’s Facebook’s job to make sure their users visit the site more often. While I doubt that the company would like to be written off as nothing more than a distraction, that’s exactly what many parents and teachers are calling it.
As a Facebook spokeswoman told the BBC though, “It’s equally convenient to characterize TV and video game usage as time-consuming distractions.” Whether or not girls are actually technically addicted to Facebook is unknown, however given that they’re constantly visiting the site wherever they are is a pretty good sign of some sort of problem. Then again, Facebook has become a communications tool which means using the site is comparable to sending text messages to friends non-stop.
While both activities are not the most productive, the girls could be getting into a lot more trouble besides just posting on each other’s wall.
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why not boys? lol
Comment by Sarabjit 'sarb& — November 16, 2009 @ 8:45 am
I was expecting some drug-usage statistics. But all I got was that parents and teachers look at it as a distraction… since when is that news?
Comment by Justin Dessonville — November 16, 2009 @ 9:00 am
so are they addicted or not?
in the 2nd paragraph you say they are and in the 3rd you say they aren’t……
also where did the comment about “skipping school to go get high” come from? the way it’s presented leads the reader to think it came from the leader of the girls school however she says nothing of the sort.
Comment by mike ashworth — November 16, 2009 @ 12:39 pm
I can attest to the above. My wife has given up her ussual 'news' and entertainment sites and become a facebook junky. Which i'm very happy about, instead of reading about Oprah or Hollywood Gossip she's connecting with old freinds and family. Its GREAT.
Comment by pThomas — November 16, 2009 @ 12:52 pm
it's weird that you would just mention girls considering that all of the guys that i know have the same problem also
Comment by dj adelaide — November 16, 2009 @ 2:41 pm
This is why I hate Facebook, gets people all hooked up in image and looks.
Comment by shnbwmn — December 15, 2011 @ 3:14 am