Recent technological advances have created a new form of communication. We call this new type of communication social media. Some of the big names in social media are Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram. Most people today use some form of social media on a daily basis. Social media is more popular among teenagers. According to a survey conducted by Infographic, nine out of ten teenagers have used social media. Whenever a new technological advancement occurs, there is concern about how it will affect society. In the case of social media, the biggest concern concerns teenagers. So, what effect does social media have on teenagers? Social media can have both negative and positive effects. Some of the effects of using social media can be depression, addiction, cyberbullying, and exposure to inappropriate content. One of the most worrying effects of social media is depression. When teens create an identity online, they often display an inauthentic self. This “other” self is often what the person wants to be. Having to switch from your online self to your real self can often lead to depression. In an article on the Huffington Post, Dr. Jim Taylor calls this Facebook depression. The American Academy of Pediatrics states that “Researchers have proposed a new phenomenon called “Facebook depression,” defined as depression that develops when preteens and teens spend a lot of time on social media sites, such as Facebook, and then begin to show the classic symptoms of depression." (802). Facebook and other social media create an almost high school environment outside of school, where even the teenager must struggle to be accepted. Dr. Moreno tells the New York Times that... half the paper... Times, January 10, 2012. Web. November 10, 2013.portal-more-than-pitfall.html>O'Keeffe, Gwenn Schurgin and Kathleen Clarke -Pearson. “Clinical Report: The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families.” Pediatrics 127.4 (2011): 800-804. Academic research completed. Network. November 16, 2013.85db-38034f238ec9>Taylor, Dr. Jim. “The Bad, the Bad and the Good of Kids' Social Media Use.” The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, May 28, 2013. Web. November 18, 2013.the_b_3346768.html>