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Grumpy Facebook friends make bad moods go viral a new study claims

Researchers have linked grumpy Facebook status updates with feeling sad - meaning online interactions have a negative effect on our mood.

A new study suggests the feelings created by a depressing face-to-face chat are similar to those felt when gloomy Facebook statuses are posted.

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