I have always liked numbers, and the exercise with looking at the actual time spent online made me want to search more to find out how much time others spend on social sites. It’s amazing that “Social Networking takes up nearly a quarter of all internet usage time.” (Ostrow) I wonder if these stats include people using their cell phones. I thought it was also interesting that people are using e-mail more and more on their cell phones. To me, this is boarder-line over-connected, being an introvert, I need time daily to unwind from everything and relax.
The speed at which the internet has grown in such a short amount of time is amazing. What could be even more amazing is the speed at which people are using social networking sites over the rest of the internet, like it is the only way to connect with people. One stat that surprised me is “Facebook trailed the phone at 99%, it beat text messaging at 93% and email at 91%.” (Global Time Spent Social Networking Rises 82%) Facebook is extremely popular, but when it comes to adding family members it can be a touchy subject. I am really surprised that people use e-mail to communicate with family members. I would have thought that people would use text more often for short messages, and call family members if the information was sensitive or there was a large amount of information.
This video is from 2006, but I think that it is still amazing at how powerful these websites are. It is interesting to get responses from kids who use the websites continuously, one even stating “he has no life because he spends so much time on MySpace he doesn’t have time to hang out with friends face to face.”
Works Cited
Global Time Spent Social Networking Rises 82%. 27 January 2010. 1 November 2010 <http://www.marketingcharts.com/interactive/global-time-spent-social-networking-rises-82-11767/>.
Ostrow, Adam. Social Networking Dominates Our Time Spent Online [STATS]. 2 August 2010. 1 November 2010 <http://mashable.com/2010/08/02/stats-time-spent-online/>.
1 comments:
First of all, it's a great template.
I love stats....it is so much easier for me to understand a number than a long sentence. To hear that Facebook outpaces texting is huge...My parents were just "getting into" computers when they died...my brothers and sisters were so proud of Dad as he pounded out an e-mail one letter at a time. They would never text...and thought their cell phones (which they did want even though they didn't use them) were to take in the car so if there was an emergency they could call for help. Texting was never an option. I did not opt for the texting cell plan until my parents became ill and my siblings and I needed to communicate frequently. I kept the plan and don't text alot but am glad I have it when I need it. Thanks for the info
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