It’s Official: Majority of Americans Are on Facebook
- Posted on March 24, 2011 at 7:51pm by
Meredith Jessup
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The dawn of the 21st century has bid farewell to pen and paper communications and opened the door to digital pokes, likes and status updates.
If you don’t know what those terms means, there‘s a good chance you’re now in the minority of Americans who have not logged on to Facebook, the world’s most popular social media website. According to a new national survey, 51 percent of Americans have logged time creating a personal profile on Facebook.
Guess who's on Facebook...
Edison Research reports:
According to the upcoming report from Arbitron, Inc. and Edison Research, The Infinite Dial 2011: Navigating Digital Platforms, more than half of all Americans ages 12 and older are on Facebook. The study, fielded in January of 2011, indicates that 51% of all adults 12+ have profiles on this dominant site.
We have been tracking the growth of Facebook since 2008, and have watched it go from 8% usage just three years ago, to 51% today. In our presentation on April 5th you will also see the remarkable year-over-year growth of Facebook users especially among people over age 35, trends on frequency of usage, and the uptake of social networking on mobile phones.
In the few years its been around, Facebook has changed the way people around the world interact. It’s one of the only places you can be “friends” with people you haven’t spoken to in years — and many you’ve never even met.
Relationships are now defined in terms like single, married and “it’s complicated.”
“Tagging” horrible pictures of your friends has become a notorious method of payback.
On a global scale, Facebook has also helped to reshape nations as pro-democracy messages reach millions with just the click of a mouse.
Facebook has even made its mark on American politics. Don’t think so? Just ask former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin who routinely uses the social medium to interact directly with both her fans and the media, posting reactions to the world’s hot-button news items on her own profile. Additionally, the modern tea party movement was practically born on Facebook when individuals began to organize meetings and events in their local communities with like-minded friends.
If you’re one of the 51 percent of Americans now on Facebook, click over and “friend” The Blaze!
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Posted on March 26, 2011 at 5:21amI’m not on Facebook
Report Post »ILoveGlenn
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 6:36pmIs this good or bad?
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 3:55pmnot anyone we know of in this huge extended American veterans family. talked about it a few years ago when obama slithered in, nope, no reason to give him more ammo.
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 3:55pmno twit crud, either.
Report Post »They misunderestimated me
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 2:54pmPosting on the blaze will get you in more trouble with the man than having an anarchist facebook page
Report Post »They misunderestimated me
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 2:52pmI have no facebook account, yet there are over 30 pictures of me or my child with captions from other people. There is no escape.
Report Post »MatthewChapter24
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 1:34pmCount our family in the minority of people who have never participated in Facebook and never will.
Report Post »Sinista MACE
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 1:19pmNot I.
Nor my kids.
Build your dossiers on the unwitting, I’m exempting us.
Closed my youtube account yesterday for trying to force me to link to Google.
Never been on Facebook.
Killed my Google account and blog when the Feds started showing up and knocking on people’s doors, asking questions about their exercise of free speech.
Report Post »rightwinglefty
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 1:09pmThe “Socialist Network”. I don’t trust it.
Report Post »teddyc73
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:14amIn this instance I’m more than happy to be in the minority.
Report Post »quid pro quo
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 10:13amSpeaking of social media… How many people are on “Twitter”?? Now that one I see a purpose for!!
Report Post »quid pro quo
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 10:10amNow that the “35 and over” crowd is on facebook, the kids will start a new site to hang out in… Isn’t that what happened to MySpace?
Report Post »WAR PIGS CRAWLING
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 9:16amWow….I am now officially a minority………..I want….no….I DESERVE reparations.
Report Post »ProgressiveLiberalMarine
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:51amWhile Facebook does have it’s societal problems, it is one of the best tools for servicemembers abroad.
Report Post »erikyater
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:42amAbout a month ago when I read that a facebook page supporting the riots in egypt was up, I snapped and deleted all my info then deactivated my facebook account. I had alot of contacts there and used it maybe twice a week. If they allow that kind of content, I had to go. Maybe a bit extreme on my part, but the pieces were starting to fall into place. I service computers after work hours for pocket money and most of my work involves removing spyware and virii that most likely came from facebook apps and games. I dont feel people are actually networking via facebook for good reasons, all I see is people playing games and gossiping about other people instead of doing something productive. For some I think it has replaced the TV, which may be more interactive, yet less educational. Enough of my rant, on to the next, God Bless the U.S.A.
Report Post »mrlogan3
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 12:11pmThat’s a terrible reason to deactivate your account. First of all, why is removing a dictator from power a bad thing? But also, that page was just made by some random user. There are probably also pages for bands you don’t like, movies you don‘t like and people you don’t like. All you have to do is not press “Like” on the page and it will be out of your life.
Report Post »conservativemom99
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:28amI guess I’m a minority then…let’s see…am I entitled to some special rights and benefits then?
TIME…that’s the benefit…I have more time than 51% of Americans.
Report Post »ted c
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 7:57amI am not on facebook and I am doing alright.
Report Post »liberalsarealiens
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 7:40amA complete waist of time. All anyone wants to talk about is how much they drank last night, who’s doing who, etc, etc. No intellegent exchanges at all. Everyone is just wrapped in their little world of “I don’t cares”.This is not for me!
Report Post »mrlogan3
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 12:06pm1. Is English class a “waist” of time? Waste sir, waste.
2. I often discuss world issues on facebook with my friends, many of my friends post links to stories and such about current world events.
Report Post »Tyson
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 7:12amFacebook is still a plague on humanity!
As your mother use to say, if all your friends jump off a bridge would you. Same goes for facebook. I like my personal privacy enough not to share b.s. with others. If you want to connect with people pick up the damn phone!
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:25amand that’s not a whole lot more private. In person is best.
Report Post »Julio
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 6:48amTHE TRUTH ABOUT FACEBOOK–MUST SEE–PLEASE WATCH THIS AND LEARN.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B37wW9CGWyY
Report Post »AzCowboy
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 7:46amSomehow I don’t believe Face book is on our side IMO.
Report Post »jH…
nowhereman
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 2:29pmIts data-mining on a grand scale.
Report Post »GeneralBeasley
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 6:29amI really dislike facebook, I even more dislike when I meet someone (usual a women), and they tell me to find them on facebook, I hope this fad passes hastfully. Any one on here believe that facebook was founded by the CIA.
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 6:27amFacebook blows! and so does Twitter.
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 3:34amjust because they may have created an account, doesnt necessarily mean they actually use it………..i have an account, but i never log on and only use it to log in to some chat rooms that require a log on using it
facebook= facepalm its nonya business what im doin :)
Report Post »mossbrain
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 3:03amThe only facebook I’m interested in is the one crafted by Ed Gein in his taxidermy studio.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 7:22amOutstanding! But alas, I’m betting half the people on here are too young to know about Ed.
Report Post »chexfive
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 2:45amThe reason people over 30 are on facebook is to check on their 12 years olds that are on facebook, since we can’t monitor their calls constantly and they have access to phones everywhere they go now. So, most older adults I know are there to check up on the kids, mostly teens and young adults.
Report Post »Same with the popularity of Myspace, of course as soon as something better comes along facebook will be history because the kids will migrate there, and the parents will follow to keep a check on them.
No1YaKnow
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 2:16amAnd the next news topper will be how fast the Blaze is growing….
“Like”
Report Post »*************************
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 4:45am“indicates that 51% of all adults 12+ have profiles on this dominant site”
A 12 year old … an adult? Who’s reporting this? MSNBC?
HEDLEY LAMARR [to theater cashier]: “One please.” [holds up an old ID for discount] ” Uhh … Student?”
Report Post »CASHIER: “Are you kidding?”
-Blazing Saddles
AzCowboy
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 7:38amI don’t want my name in any registry please. This one is enough
Report Post »jH…
GODSAMERICA
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 9:06am@AzCowboy
Report Post »I’m with you. If the government wants to monitor me, I’m not going to make it any easier for them than it already is. I don’t have a problem with facebook itself but the way I see it, all it does is make it easier to bring about control of the people by the “Animal Farm” method.
stephy
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 9:34am“Like”
Report Post »FlatFoot
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 12:17pmI do not have a Facebook account nor does anyone in my family. Neither do we have Twitter accounts or even MySpace accounts. They are all invasive to our privacy and in the long run we do not want to possibly become victims of identity theft. More and more employers and/or prospective employers require access to your Facebook and/or Twitter accounts as well, and they could use any tiny thing found within your account to fire you or refuse to hire you as they see unfit. I have yet to see or hear of ever even one employer and/or prospective employer -requiring a Facebook/Twitter/MySpace account as a condition of employment- but I see and/or hear of employers firing and/or refusing to hire over Facebook/Twitter/MySpace accounts all the time… not to mention the account hacking, identity thefts, and other modern day debacles such as ‘cyber bullying’ and ‘cyber stalking’ etc ad nauseam.
Facebook and the like are just evil. Nothing good comes of them.
Report Post »anutter
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 6:42pmBriefly had a Facebook page. Deleted it over a year ago. Didn’t like how they kept updating the site to allow your content out to third parties. Also was annoyed with the constant “is taking the trash out”, “is bored”, “is cooking dinner”. Or maybe perhaps I just have uncreative friends :)
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