Tired of Facebook? That can't be true ...
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February 4, 2012, Saturday
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SO much for "Facebook fatigue." A survey released yesterday shows that people who have used the social networking site over a long period - since its founding in 2004, say - show no sign that they have tired of posting pictures, updating weekend plans or just relaying random thoughts.
The Pew Research Center report, based on a phone survey in the United States, sheds light on Facebook's possible long-term popularity as the company founded by Mark Zuckerberg heads for a US$5 billion initial public offering.
Ahead of the IPO, one concern has been that users will simply bore of the website after a while, a phenomenon known as "Facebook fatigue." The Pew research suggests those worries may be unfounded.
The longer that people have used site, the more frequently they hit the "like" button, commented on friends' content, posted status updates and tagged their friends in photos, the report showed.
"The more Facebook friends users have, the more they perform every activity that we explored: friending, liking, private messages, commenting, posting, photo tagging, joining groups and poking," Pew said regarding the survey by its Internet & American Life project.
Facebook users on average can reach 156,569 other network users through friends of friends. The number is skewed by Facebook users with especially large friend lists, and the median is 31,170 people reached through friends of friends.
Project head Lee Rainie said: "This examination of people's activities in a very new realm affirms one of the oldest truths about the value of friendship. "Those who are socially active have a better shot at getting the help and emotional help they need."
Facebook says it currently has 845 million active users.
The Pew Research Center report, based on a phone survey in the United States, sheds light on Facebook's possible long-term popularity as the company founded by Mark Zuckerberg heads for a US$5 billion initial public offering.
Ahead of the IPO, one concern has been that users will simply bore of the website after a while, a phenomenon known as "Facebook fatigue." The Pew research suggests those worries may be unfounded.
The longer that people have used site, the more frequently they hit the "like" button, commented on friends' content, posted status updates and tagged their friends in photos, the report showed.
"The more Facebook friends users have, the more they perform every activity that we explored: friending, liking, private messages, commenting, posting, photo tagging, joining groups and poking," Pew said regarding the survey by its Internet & American Life project.
Facebook users on average can reach 156,569 other network users through friends of friends. The number is skewed by Facebook users with especially large friend lists, and the median is 31,170 people reached through friends of friends.
Project head Lee Rainie said: "This examination of people's activities in a very new realm affirms one of the oldest truths about the value of friendship. "Those who are socially active have a better shot at getting the help and emotional help they need."
Facebook says it currently has 845 million active users.
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