Individuals are huge fans of digital social networks (such as Facebook and Twitter). Determine why people choose digital social networks over informal social networks, or vice versa. Compile a list of potential mental health complications associated with excessive usage of digital social networking sites. Do we ever have to worry about developing an addiction to any Internet activity? Locate at least one instance in a news or journal article of someone who became "dependent" on a social networking site or other online activity.

Users invest a great deal of time into widely used social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. Check out whether consumers prefer a digital social network to a more conventional one. Is it possible that spending too much time on social networking sites online might negatively impact one's mental health? When is it reasonable to worry that anything we do online could become addictive? Look for an article from a recent issue of a newspaper or magazine that features a person who has gotten "dependent" on social networking sites or other forms of online activity.

Develop a spreadsheet to track the amount of time you spend each day on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and any other social networks you use. Record your times on each network for a 10 days period. How much of this time would you con­sider informative and worthwhile? How much time is just entertainment? How much time is waste?

Users' capacity to retain their privacy while using social networking sites like Facebook has been called into question because of the vast amounts of personally identifiable information these sites now hold.