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Increased users in social networking

With a large degree of advancement in technology, the internet today is not only used for checking e mail and browsing new web sites but to a large extent, for social networking. And understandably so, because looking at the quality of jobs we perform people seem to need some form of an outlet. And as travelling expenditures have become quantifiable the internet is the only way we seem to be able to stay in touch with our friends. And after the emergence of sites like Facebook, it has become a boon to use Facebook ,Orkut and lots others to feel connected.

According to statistics the number of users involved in social networking has increased to 55.6 percent in the year 2009. Specifically, 55.6 million adults or just less than 1/3rd of the population in the United States now visit social networks at least monthly. That’s up from just 15 percent of adults in 2007, and around 18 percent last year.

It was also noted that the number of internet users utilizing the net to check their mail leads the list. The number is close to 95% of the population. A large sector of the population sends or receives photos through the internet and that number is around 60%, while research products and purchasing them which used to be around 50% crossed 60% in the year 2009. The next largest section watches videos on the internet which constitutes around 30% of the population and around 30% of the population have been involved in social networking in the year 2009 while the number was around 15% in 2007.

So all in all, not only is the internet being put to good use commercially in terms of purchasing products but has brought in a new perspective to the concept of social networking making it possible for anyone to communicate from one part of the globe to the other.

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One Response "Increased users in social networking"

  • zoysa Says:
    October 23rd, 2009 at 7:41 pm

    thank you so much for that information. I’m currently doing a project on whether social networking sites are beneficial to society or not, and these statistics are perfect!

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