Do you tweet constantly throughout the day? Do you compulsively check your phone while in class? Do you find your phone in your lap at the table? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may be addicted to the latest technology in the world. Don't worry because you are not alone. Many people can't stay without looking at their phone for more than a couple of minutes. Most of the time they check Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. However, the abuse of social networks has made many employees dependent on their electronic devices. Electronic devices have had a huge impact on our culture. Social networks were supposed to be positive, but the negative aspects prematurely overtake them. Today's society is dominated by many different types of electronic devices such as iPhone, iPod, iPad, computers, laptops, tablets, cell phones, etc. All these electronic devices have the common ability to access social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Vine, etc. When these electronic devices and social networks began, they were seen simply as a source of entertainment for teenagers and college students. That's because even though older adults created many of the devices, young adults, usually college students, built the majority of social networks. Nowadays everyone, from children to the elderly, uses social networks. As discussed by Christine Rosen in “Virtual Friendship and the New Narcissism,” social networking robs us of our ability to interact with each other face-to-face (408-09). While statements like this are true in many cases, social networks can be both an advantage and a disadvantage. Facebook, for example, can allow you to connect with many friends from the past. You will be sure of... half of the paper ...... Academic Performance,” Computers in Human Behavior, November 2010• University of Alabama at Birmingham, “Move Over Youngsters, Grandma's on Facebook,” www .newswise.com, October 27, 2011 • Stephen Marche, “Is Facebook Making Us Lonely?” Atlantic Monthly, May 2012 • Declan McCullagh, “Feds Snooping on Social Network Accounts Without Warrants,” www.news.cnet.com , September 27, 2012 • Kaplan Test Prep, “Kaplan Test Prep Survey Finds College Admissions Officers' Discovery of Harmful Online Material to Applicants Nearly Triples in One Year,” www.press.kaptest.com, October 4, 2012• Matt Raymond, “How is the tweet! Library Acquires Entire Twitter Archive,” www.blogs.loc.gov, April 14, 2010• Shendl Tuchman, “Divorce and Social Networking Sites,” www.goodtherapy.org, August 27, 2012• Nielsen Wire, “Social Media Report 2012: Social Media Comes of Age,” www.blog.nielsen.com, December 2012. 3, 2012