Facebook - why?

Thank god I am one if the 11%. Cant think of a sadder persuit than be on social media. Get a life.

isn't CT social media ?????

 I have never bought a national newspaper, but I recognise that it is a means of advertising and promotion for some companies to contact their end users.  I don't see a huge difference really.

Looking forward to learning the source of 89% of online adults have a social media account.

Looking forward to learning the source of 89% of online adults have a social media account.

 

I have just thought really hard and of my family and friends I can only think of three, and one of those is my other half, who do not have a FB account, so I do believe the 89 per cent figure.

Looking forward to learning the source of 89% of online adults have a social media account.

 

I have just thought really hard and of my family and friends I can only think of three, and one of those is my other half, who do not have a FB account, so I do believe the 89 per cent figure.

We have  wide spread family and friends not all are on FB but the majority are so FB is one way of keeping in touch. If I just take family members it must be close to 90 percent. So I also do not find the 89 percent figure unbelieveable. As for FB making use of all the data they collect, they don't know what to do with it! 82 percent of their revenue is from advertising. I really cannot see that "liking" a picture of my grandaughter is going to lead to me being bombarded with advertisements or the fact I have done so being of use to anyone.

peedee

The picture of your grandaughter will be sold online to numerous companies. Advertising ,any media outlets anything that will make Facebook money.

Wow she might be famous one day! Ok I can see that some pictures may be useful but most will be pretty useless.

peedee

I prefer to wait and see what the source of this statistic is before I accept or reject it. 

What I think does not matter 

Looking forward to learning the source of 89% of online adults have a social media account.

 

Why!  - Social Media of course.

Does not say, however, how many look at these accounts though!

I prefer to wait and see what the source of this statistic is before I accept or reject it. 

What I think does not matter 

quick Google shows that it is a widely used statistic attributed to an assortment of survey companies. As with any survey it will be an extrapolation from a sample and subject to error. BUT, if we said it was 19% out (which would be unusually large) the figure would be 70%.  So it is still a large number. As to how active this group is, however, an interesting question.