Survey: More than a Third of Women Addicted to Facebook
Survey: More than a Third of Women Addicted to Facebook
Posted 07/07/2010 at 9:08am
| by Paul Lilly
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It doesn't take a survey to prove that Facebook is popular, but if we're to put a testosterone-filled slant on the study released this week by Oxygen Media, the social networking site might be a great way to meet women.
Oxygen Media studied the habits of 1,605 adults using social media between May and June of this year, asking them several questions in the process. In doing so, the study's authors found that 21 percent of women between the age of 18-34 check Facebook in the middle of the night. Here's where things get interesting.
Again focusing just on the women, 39 percent classified themselves as Facebook addicts, while 57 percent said they talk to people online more than in person. Some other stats to slant however you see fit:
- 42 percent have no problem posting pics of themselves intoxicated
- 79 percent don't take to issue to kissing in photos
- 50 percent are open to being Facebook friends with complete strangers
Make of those numbers what you will, knowing that if you strike out with a complete stranger, the next one you hit up is likely to add you as a friend. Play your cards right and she'll eventually post a pic of you two swapping spit while intoxicated.
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stradric
July 08, 2010 at 11:14am
Women love facebook because it's like a stream of gossip. Men typically don't care about gossip, but women eat it up. For some reason, people feel uninhibited revealing things on facebook that they wouldn't reveal if sitting with a group of people. That's all juicy gossip.
Social networking is such a misnomer. A massive percentage of social interaction is in facial expressions and body language. But social networking has none of that. It's more narcissism than anything.
thetechchild
July 07, 2010 at 8:04pm
The end of society is coming... and apparently that's a freaking awesome thing for guys! (and lesbians) Not so much for those chicks who facebook-friend and make out with random guys while intoxicated... and on camera.
As a side note, those tags are interesting -- "women, addiction, female" and "software, internet, online" -- it's like it's meant to attract nerdy guys!!
Mighty BOB!
July 07, 2010 at 6:46pm
* 42 percent have no problem posting pics of themselves intoxicated
* 79 percent don't take to issue to kissing in photos
* 50 percent are open to being Facebook friends with complete strangers
There's a lot of overlap in those 3 I suspect. I know some people like that.
machew100
July 07, 2010 at 11:58am
I take a picture of myself in the mirror but never take my eyes off my camera because I can't afford to not look perfect while making kissy lips to all my adoring fans.
violian
July 07, 2010 at 10:27am
Totally agree. The only thing I see on my News Feeds when I log-on are person X and person Y posted new pictures!! And guess what, I'd say more than 95% of them are my female Facebook friends. I never post new pictures (have had the same profile picture since 2008) cuz I don't care enough about Facebook to spend time uploading new pictures. I think girls just want the attention - by posting new pictures of themselves on everything they do - even something as mundane as walking their dog in the neighborhood.
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