Social Networks vs. Email… and the winner is?
So, the newest study done by Nielsen shows that 65-percent of people are emailing, but now 67-percent of people are using social networks! Really? ‘Cause I am sure that overwhelmingly, older people are email only, where as younger folks could be both… but then of course teens may be SN only. I don’t know.
Anyway, nothing really to do with our computer monitoring software, but parents should know that our PC Pandora DOES record all activity on social networks. So, we’ve got you covered!
Check it out…
Study: Social networks overtake e-mail
By Silicon Valley/ San Jose Business JournalPropelled by the growth of Facebook Inc. and LinkedIn Corp., social networks are now more popular than e-mailing on the Internet, according to a Nielsen study.
Nielsen said “member communities” are now at 67-percent participation while e-mail is at 65-percent.
The study found that of Internet users throughout the world, two-thirds visited a social networking site last year. Of those, Facebook is the leader, with visits every month by three of every 10 Internet users, the Nielsen study reports.
In fact, Facebook had a 168-percent increase in users, the study said, while LinkedIn had a 137-percent increase.
The biggest growth spurt for Facebook has been in the category of users from 35 to 49 years of age.
