Meeting Places and Romance
As Facebook Raises a $Billion IPO, A Profile of Its 'Friends'
A Facebook user who uses the site multiple times per day is 43% more likely than other internet users and more than three times as likely as non-internet users to feel that most people can be trusted. more »
Relationship Satisfaction: Do You Empathize With Me ... or Not?
Men like to know when their wife or girlfriend is happy while women really want the man in their life to know when they are upset. "It could be that for women, seeing that their male partner is upset reflects some degree of the man’s investment and emotional engagement in the relationship, even during difficult times" more »
Making Your Phone Work: Just-in-time Information through Mobile Conections
We've observed an uptick in cell phone use for research purposes recently, including confirmation of the owner's accuracy in a conversation with friends. "Let me check that (on my phone)". They're also looking up times that events will start, nearby restaurants, objects on view at a musem, shopping nearby and so on. more »
Social Sites: Have You Pared Down Your Friends? And Did You Regret Your Choices?
63% of Internet users have deleted people from their “friends” lists, up from 56% in 2009; 44% have deleted comments made by others on their profile; and 37% have removed their names from photos that were tagged to identify them.
How many social networking sites do you currently have a profile on?
Feb 24, 2012, Pew Internet & American Life Project
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