According to a study by Edicon Research, 51% of Americans over the age of 12 are on Facebook. Does this mean that social networks should still be considered just a fad? We’ve reached the point where social networking is accepted as a legitimate platform that people use to connect with one another. Methods for connecting people have evolved from hand written messages, to the telephone, to email and even texting. These have all been technological steps allowing people to reach each other in an instant.