Surely the only thing more humiliating than being dumped is being dumped in public -- especially if there is a record of it that will live online forever. That is an increasingly common fate, judging by a new survey of 4,000 women around the world by AVG Technologies, which found that 19% of women ages 18-25 said they have ended a relationship by posting on Facebook. Meanwhile 38% of women in the same age-range said they have broken up via text message.» 0 Comments
Even though children below age 13 aren't supposedly allowed on most social media sites, 67% of Australian "tweens" (kids ages 8-12) are socializing online, according to a new study by McAfee, based on a survey of 500 young Aussies. That figure includes 28% who use Skype and 26% who use Facebook. Perhaps more alarming for their parents is the fact that 19% of Aussie tweens say they have chatted to someone they don't know online.» 0 Comments
Moms are more likely to share online content on social media, according to a new survey of over 200,000 mothers ages 25-54 by ShareThis and Digitas, examining the behaviors of moms across over 120 social channels.» 0 Comments
While regulators, legislators and activists wring their hands about social media advertising and privacy issues, one important group -- teenagers, a.k.a. "the future" -- don't seem to be particularly bothered about it, according to the results of a survey of 802 teens conducted by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project in July-September 2012.» 2 Comments
Dogs are social animals, and some are doubtless the most important relationship in their owners' lives; they've certainly got humans beat on general likeability. So it was only a matter of time before someone decided to create a social network for man's best friend -- and actually there are at least three which have launched in recent months.» 2 Comments
I don't normally write about what celebrities are saying or doing, because I frankly don't care. But there's no denying there are plenty of people who do care, a lot, including the teens and young adults who drive trends in entertainment, style, and media technology. They might not listen to their parents, their teachers, their doctors, law enforcement officials, or anyone else wielding anything resembling authority -- but for better or worse, they do listen to celebrities.» 1 Comments
Social media seems to be driving an increase in plastic surgery, according to an annual survey of 752 members of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery conducted in 2012.» 1 Comments
One in three marketers who use social media for advertising say they aren't satisfied with the results, according to a new report from Kenshoo Social, based on a survey of 105 social media advertisers who spend more than $100,000 per year on social ads. Out of this group 69 (66%) said they were satisfied with social media ad performance, versus 36 (34%) who felt it wasn't delivering.» 2 Comments
Younger investment professionals are more likely to use social media as a source of information for investment decisions, according to a survey of 120 stockbrokers, financial and market analysts, financial advisors, individual traders and fund managers conducted by Marketwired.» 0 Comments
While Pinterest might seem like a place for caring and sharing, the female-dominated social network is actually stressing a lot of users out, according to a Today.com survey of 7,000 U.S. mothers: in fact, 42% of respondents said they suffer from "Pinterest stress," stemming from anxiety that they can't live up to the ideal suggested by images of domestic perfection posted on the site.» 3 Comments
