So according to a recent study by University College London, the the number of facebook friends you have can affect several areas of your brain related to memory and your real world social network.
http://mashable.com/2011/10/19/facebook-friend-count-brain/
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15472734,00.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15353397
However, does that really factor in those that just add people they don't even know? The mashable article refers to Dunbar's Number which identifies having 150 friends as the limit of an average person's social circle. Im way above that limit with nearly double that in facebook friends. What does that tell you about me? =P
http://mashable.com/2011/10/19/facebook-friend-count-brain/
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15472734,00.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15353397
However, does that really factor in those that just add people they don't even know? The mashable article refers to Dunbar's Number which identifies having 150 friends as the limit of an average person's social circle. Im way above that limit with nearly double that in facebook friends. What does that tell you about me? =P
I have added people just because I thought I may know them. but...when I realised i didn't, quickly removed them. I have a few friends on FB but when I was advised the other day by someone that I can remove without them knowing, I thought I'd do it, just after semester - When I can chill on the blog commenting! haha!
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