??Is Social Media better than Sex??

Issue date: 3/26/10 

(MCT) – Raise your hand if you check update your Facebook status or tweet after you go to bed. As weird as that sounds, it’s not rare at all.

The latest Retrevo Gadgetology study asked social media users that question among others.

TWITTER and FACEBOOK:

48 percent of people check/update Facebook and/or Twitter after they go to bed.

18 percent of people under 25 years old can’t go more than a couple hours without checking in on Facebook.

61 percent of people under 25 have to check in on Facebook at least once a day.

11 percent of people over 25 years old can’t go more than a couple hours without checking in on Facebook.

55 percent of people over 25 have to check in on Facebook at least once a day.

16 percent of people under 25 years old rely on Twitter and/or Facebook for the morning “news.”

ELECTRONIC MESSAGES:

11 percent of people under 25 years old can be interrupted by an electronic message during sex. (The number drops to 6 percent of people over 25 years old.)

24 percent of people under 25 can be interrupted by an electronic message while in the bathroom. (This number drops to 12 percent of people over age 25.)

49 percent of people under 25 years old can be interrupted by an electronic message during a meal. (27 percent for people over 25 years of age.)

22 percent of people under 25 years old can be interrupted by an electronic message during a meeting. (11 percent of people over 25 years of age.)

IPHONE USERS:

28 percent of iPhone users check/update Twitter before they get out of bed.

26 percent of iPhone users check/update Twitter before they turn on their TV.

23 percent of iPhone users rely on Twitter for their morning news interrupted by an electronic message during a meeting. (11 percent of people over 25 years of age.)