Depressed? Get Off Facebook

Concerned about your privacy?  You should probably logout of Facebook.  Concerned about your mental health and well being?  You should probably logout of Facebook.  From the BBC:

Using Facebook can reduce young adults' sense of well-being and satisfaction with life, a study has found.  Checking Facebook made people feel worse about both issues, and the more they browsed, the worse they felt, the University of Michigan research said.  The study, which tracked participants for two weeks, adds to a growing body of research saying Facebook can have negative psychological consequences.

Facebook has more than a billion members and half log in daily.  "On the surface, Facebook provides an invaluable resource for fulfilling the basic human need for social connection. Rather than enhancing well-being, however, these findings suggest that Facebook may undermine it," said the researchers.