FACEBOOK FAST FACTS

STUDENTS WHO USE FACEBOOK EVERY DAY HAVE A GPA THAT'S A FULL GRADE LOWER . . . THAN STUDENTS WHO DON'T USE FACEBOOK:

Parents . . . if your kid used to get good grades but now their marks have started to slip, you might want to take a look at how much time your kid spends . . . on Facebook. Why? Because according to a new study from Ohio State University, students who spend time on Facebook do WORSE in school . . . than students who aren't on Facebook.

Listen to this . . . More than TWO in THREE students who use Facebook . . . or 68% . . . have a lower GPA than students who don't use Facebook. And the majority of students who use Facebook every day . . . get marks that are a FULL GRADE worse than non-Facebook users.

A woman named Aryn Karpinski led the study. She says, quote, "Our study shows people who spend MORE time on Facebook spend LESS time studying. Every generation has its distractions, but I think Facebook is a unique phenomenon." (CNet News)

(--In other words, instead of preparing for their future, your kids are spending their time posting status updates . . . which are probably riddled with misspellings . . . and taking quizzes about which kind of plant or car they'd be. Aren't you proud? - LOL)

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THE FASTEST GROWING GROUP OF FACEBOOK USERS . . . IS WOMEN OVER THE AGE OF 55:

Social networking websites have traditionally been associated with younger people in their teens and 20s. But it seems that trend is quickly changing because according to a new study from Stanford University, the fastest growing group of Facebook users . . . is women over the age of 55.

Right now, there are roughly 1.5 MILLION women over the age of 55 on Facebook. That's a 550% increase over just the last SIX MONTHS.

At the same time, the number of Facebook users under the age of 25 . . . increased by only 20%.

So why are so many women of a certain age just now becoming interested in Facebook? Part of the reason is because they want to stay in touch with their kids and grandkids. And according to the guy who led the study . . . a professor named B.J. Fogg . . . another reason is because, quote: --"We've reached critical mass where there's been enough talk about Facebook and people have gotten so many invitations from their friends, they're going, 'OK, what is this Facebook thing? I've got to get onboard or I'm going to be left in the dust.'" (CNN)

(--Translated, that means Facebook has become so MAINSTREAM . . . that even your parents are feeling pressure to get on it. Or, in other words, Facebook is no longer cool. Sorry kids..)