Wednesday, May 9, 2012

In Case You Were Wondering About Why People Find Social Media So Engaging...

The reason that Facebook, Twitter and other social media are so popular and addictive is that they pleasantly stimulate the same part of the brain as when people eat food, get money or have sex, according to a  study conducted by researchers at Harvard University.

The researchers found that people simply like to talk about themselves and social media outlets provide a very effective way to do that.

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