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How long have we been saying that a daily dose of the [H] is good for you? Apparently it took 28 researchers more than three years and $50 million dollars to find out that online gaming, forums and social networking sites help teens’ development.



Online games, social-networking Web sites, and chat rooms are empowering and motivating for teens and help with their development, according to a study released Thursday by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation at the American Anthropological Association’s annual meeting. The study covered three years and 5,000 hours of observing teens online.



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