Women > Men

An internet telecommunication company, Rebtel, surveyed 2,361 about their communications habits and much like the “Antecedents and Consequences of OSN Behavior: The Case of Facebook” article, the company discovered that more women use social media to keep in touch than men. The survey found that only 54% of men use social media to engage with friends, while 68% of women use social media websites to connect with friends. When it came to staying connected with family, the statistics were even lower! 60% of women use websites like Twitter and Facebook to maintain their relationships with their family, as opposed to 42% of men!

The statistic which I found the most shocking and fascinating, however, was the break down of the methods of communication that the participants used to communicate with friends. What was at the top of the list? Phone? Nope, it was email! Email emerged as the most popular way of communicating with friends. About 83% of the respondents used email followed by 74% of people using the phone and 61% of people using social networks.  (Click HERE for a pretty graph).

I am very surprised that email beat out the phone because to me, emails are a bit impersonal. The only reason I've sent an email to a friend is because they live abroad and calling is too expensive. After reading the article, I am very curious about the study sample. Were the participants in the study undergraduate students like the Antecedents and Consequences article??  The population that Rebtel chose to include (or even exclude) in their study could greatly affect the results of the study.

Nonetheless, the article was still very interesting to me.

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