Social networks getting more of Americans' time online
This is a great article on the changes that are taking place in American's online habits. Social networks are up by more than 43% over last year while time spent on e-mail is down 25%. Other areas where on-line usage was down:
Portals were down 19% and Instant messaging was down 15%.
It appears that Social Networking is still growing strong and the desire to connect with each other has not abated.
These results are not surprising. I think many people enjoy social networking because there is a voyeuristic element to it, which we can also see reflected in the popularity of reality tv shows, personal youtube videos, etc.
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