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Would you consider yourself an avid social media user? A recent study shows that the “average” person will spend five years and four months of their lifetime on social media networks. To compare, that is more time spent eating and drinking. A couple info-graphics to explain time spent on each social media sites can be found in this article by Rhonda Brooks. This infographic shows the most time is spent on YouTube with 1 year and 10 months. The article shows how much of an impact social media has on your life and how you could be spending that time doing other things that aren’t as important as staying in tune with your social media sites.