Is it communication, voyeurism, self-importance, or envy as recent study claims (http://news.ubc.ca/2015/11/26/envy-...ook-posts-but-site-hurts-mental-well-being/)?
Interactive multi media interaction with people or topics of interest you like. Great way of getting in touch with long lost friends and buddies working abroad. Also reminds me not to miss my anniversary or skip an important birthday. Totally useful for an idiot like me
from : http://news.ubc.ca/2015/11/26/envy-...ebook-posts-but-site-hurts-mental-well-being/ above quoted from...and more at : http://news.ubc.ca/2015/11/26/envy-...ebook-posts-but-site-hurts-mental-well-being/ hmm..."narcissistic behaviour"...who would've thought... ...at any rate, the UBC News article claims to be referencing ; "Research Note—Why Following Friends Can Hurt You: An Exploratory Investigation of the Effects of Envy on Social Networking Sites among College-Age Users" ...an "Abstract" of which is available at the following Link : http://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/abs/10.1287/isre.2015.0588
I actually count it against someone if they dont have a social media account, cause my first thought it, "what are they hiding from?"
