Social Media Trivia
What is social media?
A: Social media are computer technologies that
provide for the creating and sharing of
information, by way of virtual communities and
networks.
In America, a survey reported that 84 percent of
adolescents in America have what type of social
media account?
A: A Facebook account.
Social media websites have how many registered
users as of December 2016?
A: More than 100,000,000.
Concerns have been raised about potential links
between heavy social media use and what
condition?
A: Depression.
A: 50%.
Of those, what percentage said that they have been cyberbullied on a regular basis?
A: 20%.
According to one study, what percentage of 7th grade students claimed to have experienced cyberbullying?
A: 69%.
The participants also stated that it is worse than what?
A: Face to face bullying.
According to Nielsen, Internet users continue to spend more time on social media sites than on what?
A: Any other type of site.
The time spent on social media sites in the U.S. increased by 99 percent to 121 billion minutes in July 2012 compared to how many minutes in July 2011?
A: 66 billion.
Over 60% of 13 to 17-year-olds have at least one what?
A: Profile on social media.
This same group spends how much time on social networking sites?
A: More than two hours a day.
Why were the first social networks so short-lived?
A: Because their users lost interest.
Social media was originally used by individuals but now it is used by whom?
A: Businesses, charities and politics.
What is one characteristic shared by both social and industrial media?
A: The capability to reach small or large audiences.
As of September 2016, how many users did Facebook have?
A: 1,712,000,000 users.
As of September 2016, how many users did WhatsApp have?
A: 1,000,000,000 users.
As of September 2016, how many users did Tumblr have?
A: 555,000,000 users.
As of September 2016, how many users did Twitter have?
A: 313,000,000 users.
According to CNN, in 2010 what percentage of people got their news forwarded through e-mail or social media posts?
A: 75%.
What percentage of people shared a news item via Facebook or Twitter?
A: 37%.
In the United States, what percentage of people say they look online for news of the weather first?
A: 81%.
What percentage of young adults get news from social networks?
A: 33%.
What percentage of Twitter users use accounts to follow news organizations or journalists?
A: 36%.