RJA #10a Thesis Statement

Research Question: How do social networking sites and other social technologies impact teenager's social and learning skills?

Precise claim: Social networking sites and other social oriented technologies have a harmful effect on teenagers when they are not used in an approriate context and in moderation.

Reasons/Blueprint
* A majority of social networking users use these technologies in excess.
* There are applications on sites such as Facebook that promote inproductivity and cause distraction (i.e. Farmville, Mafia Wars, Vampire Wars,etc..)
* Teenagers are among some users that are known to use these technologies inapproriately.

Complete Thesis Statement: Social networking sites and other socially oriented technologies have a harmful impact when not used approriately and in moderation.