Social Media: The Newest Designer Drug

This just in: People really like using social media to interact. Oh wait, you probably already knew that. In fact, you're probably one of those people.

To put it in perspective, there are about 7 billion people on the planet. Facebook signed up one billion users in slightly more than eight years of existence.

Have you ever wondered why these sites are so popular? As with any observable global phenomenon, scientists and researchers have been furiously trying to answer that very question. At first glance, some of the results seem shocking.

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For instance, a survey conducted by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business concl…
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