Inside the Lives Of Social Networking Users

INSIDE THE LIVES OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE USERS HAVE MORE CLOSE FRIENDS S OCIAL Average INTERNET USERS AND SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE USERS ARE MORE TRUSTING Percent Who Number of Don't Have Discussion Discussion "GENERALLY SPEAKING, CAN MOST PEOPLE BE TRUSTED?" Partners Partners NETWORKING AVERAGE 2.27 7% Almost half of both Internet users and 27% INTERNET USER SITE USERS social networking site users agree that "most people can be trusted." 2.45 SOCIAL NETWORKING 41% NON INTERNET USERS SITE USERS Compare this to just 27 percent of non-Internet users. A RECENT NATIONAL SURVEY ON HOW ADULTS USE SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES REVEALED 1.75 NON-INTERNET 15% 46% ALL A FEW SURPRISING TRUTHS. IN ADDITION TO USERS ADULTS BUILDING CONNECTIONS, SITES LIKE FACE- CLOSE TIES BOOK, TWITTER, AND LINKEDIN SEEM TO ALSO In addition to having a higher number of close discussion partners, INTERNET USERS ENCOURAGE TRUST, COMMUNITY, AND SOCIAL a third as many social network users report being socially isolated 44% GOOD SAMARITANS: SOCIAL NETWORKING USERS AND VOLUNTEERING ENGAGEMENT. as the average non-internet user. 42% MOBILE INTERNET USERS PROFILE OF A CLASSIC SOCIAL NETWORKER CELLPHONE USERS 45% PERCENT OF SOCIAL NETWORKING ADULTS WHO HAVE JOINED MOST FACEBOOK FRIENDS AREN'T STRANGERS 26.7% SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE USERS COMMUNITY GROUP 22.8% LOCAL SPORTS LEAGUE 23.8% LOCAL YOUTH GROUP PERCENT OF SOCIAL 52.5% RELIGIOUS GROUP NETWORKING SITE USERS 39% LOCAL SOCIAL CLUB "MET MORE 90% myspace THAN ONCE" 9% ATTENDED MEETING 18-22 23-35 36-49 50-65 65+ "HAVE NEVER MET" OR RALLY facebook LINKEDIN USERS ARE THE MOST POLITICALLY ENGAGED 23 TO 35-YEAR OLDS 11% 3% TRIED TO INFLUENCE DOMINATE SOCIAL 7% 57% SOMEONE'S VOTE NETWORKING SITES 16% "MET ONLY ONCE" VOTED OR INTENDED 32% TO VOTE Linked in. 6% WOMEN USE SOCIAL NETWORKING 26% 44%. 26% 14% MEN SITES MORE twitter 36% 65% 20% THAN MEN 15% PERCENT OF RESPONDENTS 79% 62% 28% 56% SOURCES: PEW RESEARCH CENTER WOMEN A COLLABORATION BETWEEN GOOD AND COLUMN FIVE