Saturday, November 23, 2019

Social Media, Social Storm or an addiction


Image result for Social Media Clip ArtDid you know on average 69% of U.S. adults use at least one social media site?






Younger adults tend to use a greater variety of social media platforms.
-The median 18 to 29 year-old uses four of these platforms, but that figure drops to three among 30 to 49 year-old's, to two among 50 to 64 year-old's and to one among those 65 and older. 


Daily

Percent of users who visit the following social medial platforms at least once a day.
Facebook 68%
Snapchat 78% 
Image result for Social Media Clip ArtInstagram 71%
Twitter 45%
YouTube 94%

Between the sexes

Among women, the most used social media platform is  Facebook at 74%
Pinterest remains substantially more popular with women (41% of whom say they use the site) than with men (16%).

Men however, the most used social media platform is Youtube at 75%.

Platforms

LinkedIn remains especially popular among college graduates and those in high-income households. Some 50% of Americans with a college degree use LinkedIn, compared with just 9% of those with a high school diploma or less.  20% of those users earning $30,000-$49,999 annually.

The messaging service WhatsApp is popular in Latin America, and this popularity also extends to Latinos in the United States – 49% of Hispanics report that they are WhatsApp users, compared with 14% of whites and 21% of blacks.

25% percentage of those with Some college say they use Twitter.

42% percentage of the urban population uses Instagram and 25% of rural population.



Addiction

Roughly half of social media users ages 18 to 24 (51%) say it would be hard to give up social media, but just one-third of users ages 50 and older feel similarly.

Would you be able to give up your social media?








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Social Media, Social Storm or an addiction

Did you know on average 69% of U.S. adults use at least one social media site? Younger adults tend to use a greater variety of soc...