INFOGRAPHIC: Is Social Media Making Us Socially Awkward?

These days, few people dispute the benefits social media presents for business and marketing. But there's a question about social media that just keeps coming up: Does it damage our social skills and affect real-world relationships? This infographic from Schools.com shows that we're increasingly spending more time socializing online, but that doesn't necessarily mean that our real-world relationships are being replaced with text messages and Facebook "Likes". In fact, our online social relationships might facilitate real-world connections. As to whether we're becoming too connected, well, people said the similar things about the invention of the telephone!
Source: Schools.com
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