Users of social networks, especially women and younger members, are managing their accounts better in recent years, Pew Research has found. About two-thirds of Internet users belong to social networking sites, and metrics for profile management have improved, Pew said. For one thing, users are cleaning house more. Overall, 63 percent of social networking site users have deleted friends, up from 56 percent in 2009. They’re also getting better about keeping the front door shut. Fifty-eight percent of users say their main profile is set to “private.”
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Social Network Users Dumping Friends and Locking Doors
Posted by: Richard Adhikari February 24, 2012 03:05 PMUsers of social networks, especially women and younger members, are managing their accounts better in recent years, Pew Research has found. About two-thirds of Internet users belong to social networking sites, and metrics for profile management have improved, Pew said. For one thing, users are cleaning house more. Overall, 63 percent of social networking site users have deleted friends, up from 56 percent in 2009. They’re also getting better about keeping the front door shut. Fifty-eight percent of users say their main profile is set to “private.”