Is Social Media Making us Socially Awkward

Is social media making us SOCIALLY AWKWARD? How online relationships affect real-world relationships. We just can't tear ourselves away! I'm right here! 24% of people surveyed have missed important moments in person because they were busy trying to share those moments on Нey! Where are you? their social network How much time do we spend That's on Facebook? 19,963 years Each day, Facebook users worldwide spend a total of 10.5 billion minutes on the website (not including mobile users). Americans love to connect while they're on the go. Facebook Mobile 441 minutes/month Facebook Website 391 minutes/month Which country's citizens spend the most time on Facebook each day? (: Singapore New Zealand Australia UK 38 RIN 46 SEC 30 mIn 31 seC 26 min 27 seC 26 RIn 27 sEC France US India Brazil 2 RIn 53 seC 20 mIn 46 sEC 20 min 21 seC 18 mIn 19 seC How do people use social media to ships? maintain "real life" frien Stay in touch with faraway friends Share good news Schedule plans with friends (e.g. a pregnancy or engagement) Age 18-24 Overall 62% 43% 16% 84% Despite the ease of connecting online, only 50% of Facebook users have 100 or more“friends." Embellish Much? People on both sides of the pond admit to exaggerating or lying on a social network about who they've met or what they've done. 24% 28% Americans Brits Overall, 11% of Brits surveyed confessed that their online friendships are solely about looking cool and interesting. Does social media ease loneliness, or help create it? Of the Americans who completed the survey from Badoo. 39% 20% 33% spend more time socializing online than face to face prefer texting or communicating online to talking face to face are more likely to speak to someone new online than in person But can online friends replace real-world friends? A Hong Kong study found that in comparison to online friendships, offline friendships involve more: • Interdependence • Breadth •Depth • Understanding • Commitment what is it good for? In one survey, people said social networking... If not, Bolsters their confidence 25% Facilitates new friendships 26% Helps shy and lonely people make new friends 83% Is good for finding old acquaintances 76% Created for Schools.com © QuinStreet, Inc., 2012 Schools.com .CO your future starts here Sources "Generation Lonely? 39 Percent of Americans Spend More Time Socializing Online Than Face-to-Face," Badoo, April 25, 2012 Anatomy of Facebook, November 21, 2011 "10.5 billion minutes spent on Facebook daily, excluding mobile," Emily Protalinski, ZDNet, March 28, 2012 Experian analysis highlights which countries spend longest on Facebook, September 27, 2011 "A Comparison of Offline and Online Friendship Qualities at Different Stages of Relationship Development," Darius K.-S. Chan & Grand H.-L. Cheng, June 2004 "Facebook Therapy? Why Do People Share Self-Relevant Content Online?" Eva Buechel & Jonah Berger, 2011 "Social Lives vs. Social Networks", Badoo Corporate, April 25, 2012