Facebook Users Get Worse Grades in College

Facebook users have lower overall grades than non-users, according to a survey of college students who also ironically said the social networking site does not interfere with studying.

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There are college students who don't use social networking sites? I suspect the correlation is not the causation here. Those few remaining holdouts are likely of a special mentality.

So, people who study less have time to use Facebook. OK.

Someone actually paid for this study, huh? Can I get a job like that? ;-)