19 Feb 2009

On of those health scares that some scientists love to use to increase their media profile:

"Social networking sites could be harming people's health by reducing levels of face-to-face contact, an expert has claimed.

"Sites such as Facebook set out to enrich social lives, but end up keeping people apart, according to Dr Aric Sigman.

"Lack of "real" social networking, involving face-to-face interaction, may have wide-ranging biological effects, he argues."

http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/science_technology/concern%20over%20networking%20sites/2962767