Is Print Dead? (Infographic by Brian E. Young)

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Young Women and Facebook

Here are some other interesting stats regarding young women and Facebook:

  • 21% of women age 18-34 check Facebook in the middle of the night
  • 63% use Facebook as a networking tool
  • 42% think it’s okay to post photos of themselves intoxicated
  • 79% are fine with kissing in photos
  • 58% use Facebook to keep tabs on “frenemies”
  • 50% are fine with being Facebook friends with complete strangers

A study by Oxygen Media and Lightspeed Research of 1,605 adults was released today. It showed that young women are becoming addicted to their social networks, like Facebook. In other news, an increasing number of single men are now checking their profiles. ;)

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Will Your Life Be Better in 10 Years Because of the Internet?

Ask me again in 10 years. ;) Read the full report here: The future of social relations.

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Canadian Internet Use Survey 2009

Want to know how we, Canadians, are doing online? Here's the latest 2009 survey report from Statistics Canada.

  • 80% (7% increase from 2007) of Canadians aged 16 and older, or 21.7 million people, used the Internet for personal reasons.
  • Rates of Internet use were highest at 85% in both British Columbia and Alberta, followed by 81% in Ontario.
  • Highest rates of Internet use in metropolitan areas were in Calgary and Saskatoon, both at 89%. They were followed by Edmonton, Ottawa–Gatineau, Vancouver and Victoria, at around 86% each.
  • 81% are men and 80% are women who used the Internet in 2009.
  • Of those online, 96% surfs online from home, 42% from work, 21% from schools and 15% from libraries.
  • 55% (49% in 2007) were online for five hours or more during a typical week.
  • 65% (54% in 2007) of all Canadians reported using the Internet for five or more years.
  • Canadians who had used the Internet for five or more years were less likely to be concerned about online security than those with fewer years of online experience. 
  • E-mail was still the most common online activity from home. 
  • Searching for health information online was reported by 70% (59% in 2007) of home users.


So what does this mean? Expect marketing e-mails and tweets to your home during dinner or while watching your favourite Prime Time TV shows. You can find out more information on the proportion of Canadians using the Internet and our activities from Statistics Canada's website.

 

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