According to a new
30 Hour Famine study, conducted online in January by
Harris Interactive, more than half of teens (55 percent) say social media sites like
Facebook and
Twitter have made them more aware of the needs of others. This is a huge increase from 2011 when a little more four in 10 (44 percent) said their use of social media made them more aware. The study also says two in three teens (68 percent) agree that the benefits of social media outweigh the risks....