“Is Facebook official?” Most people know exactly what this question means and have most likely asked it at some point. Essentially, asking someone, “Is Facebook official?” is equivalent to confirming the relational status of two individuals. In today's society, if people don't "tweet" about the situation at hand or post a photo, they feel a sense of loss in keeping up with their social media identity. When you go to a restaurant, take the time to look around. What do you see? Telephones. People posting their lunch on Instagram, taking photos with friends, texting, talking while scrolling through their phone, or even worse, sitting with friends in silence while they maintain their social networking sites or text. Personal interaction is dying out while social media is essentially unstoppable. Obviously, some aspects of social media are positive, but at what point does society draw the line? The effects of maintaining a social media presence are generally negative compared to personal interaction. Social networking is essentially an interaction between people via the Internet, the new language of today's world. According to Daria J. Kuss and Mark D. Griffiths, authors of Online Social Networking and Addiction—A Review of the Psychological Literature, “The first social networking site SixDegrees launched in 1997; however, in 2004, the current most successful social networking site, Facebook, was established as a closed virtual community for Harvard students (Kuss, 1). Facebook is the largest social networking site on the Internet today. Kuss and Griffiths say: “Facebook has more than 500 million users, half of whom log in every day. From 2007 to 2008, Facebook grew… middle of paper… the media takes a driver's gaze off the road longer than sending a text message is tiring. People already have enough distractions while driving, such as turning the radio station, having people sitting all around, and even watching cars in the area. The last thing people need to do is look at the latest updates on their social networking sites. None of the sites are worth visiting if they can take someone's life. The dangers of social networks can range from minor to severe, but the dangers are not the only worrying factor. Social networks are rapidly replacing personal interaction. Next time you feel like uploading a photo to Instagram, posting a status on Facebook, or even “subtweeting” the girl wearing hideous boots, don't become a social media robot. Learn to live without your phone attached to your hip, things will be much better.