The Dangers of Excessive Use of Social Media Social media is widely used among Americans nowadays. About 74% currently use some form of it, with the majority using Facebook. While most use these sites to connect with friends and family, some use them to commit crimes against those who share too much. Every day, businesses are hacked, homes are robbed, and people are bullied because of status comments left for the public to see. Millions of friend requests are sent and accepted every day. Many times these requests come from an old friend, family member, colleague, or even a business acquaintance. With such a large amount of requests per day, many would logically come from individuals who have no real connection and are just trying to find a weak point to exploit. In a report published by Credit Sesame, eighty percent of thieves use social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Google Street View to plan and execute robberies. By posting a simple message on her Facebook page asking her to go see a band one night, a woman named Keri McMullen lost $...