The Digital Economy

The impact of Facebook and growing up online

People are silhouetted as they pose with mobile devices in front of a screen projected with a Facebook logo, in this picture illustration taken in Zenica October 29, 2014. Facebook Inc warned on Tuesday of a dramatic increase in spending in 2015 and projected a slowdown in revenue growth this quarter, slicing a tenth off its market value. Facebook shares fell 7.7 percent in premarket trading the day after the social network announced an increase in spending in 2015 and projected a slowdown in revenue growth this quarter.   REUTERS/Dado Ruvic (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA  - Tags: BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS LOGO) - RTR4C0UZ

Younger generations are documenting their lives through Facebook. Image: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

Sian Lincoln
Senior Lecturer in Media Studies, Liverpool John Moores University
Brady Robards
Lecturer in Sociology, University of Tasmania
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