75 percent of Britons use social media in bed

A survey by Travelodge shows that Britons are not only obsessed with staying connected online, but they take this obsession between the covers, too. According to The Telegraph, 72 percent of adults update their online networking profiles from bed, spending an average of 16 minutes checking social media each night. Here’s the rub: The activity could be hazardous — and not simply to the ignored significant other. “By texting, tweeting, and surfing the Web in bed, we are nodding off with a busy mind, wh

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