The Power Of Social Networking For Women

36% of Womenwould give up…

or their

or their

before givingup their

Social Networks

Who we are…

Social Network for

Women

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The Power ofSocial Networking

For Women

a peak inside

the research report

whoare

they?

theyare

gettingolder

53%are over40 yearsof age

23% have an advanced degree…

36%are

self employed

so whatare they

doing online?

They spend a lot of

time online

48% belong to 4 or more

SocialNetworks

they start and join a

lot of groups

why they join Social Networks

as the classic slogan for

Oldsmobile goes…“This is not

your father’s Oldsmobile”

…the juxtaposition for today is, “This is not your teenager’s

Social Network”

or her

daughter’s

today women are the driving force on Social

Networks

putting together the

pieces…

key findings from our study…

• Women are one of the fastest growing segments on Social Networks with 53% of online women use Social Networks at least weekly. We believe this trend will continue for the foreseeable future

• The adoption of Social Networks by older women is especially strong. The largest age group in our core user survey was women over 50 years of age

• Over a third report they are in business for themselves. They spend a significant amount of time online each day with 49% reporting they spend 1 – 2 hours per day for personal use and 48% reporting they spend 5 or more hours per day online for work

• They belong to multiple Social Networks with 48% reporting they belong to four or more Social Networks

• The top 5 reasons they belong to Social Networks are:- Network professionally- Stay up-to-date with friends- Stay up-to-date with groups they belong to- Promote their business- Research products or services

• They visit Social Networks frequently with 59% visiting Social Networking sites multiple times per day, 14% reporting at least once per day, and 14% reporting several times per week

• They are highly engaged and comfortable with the technology. The most popular activities are:

- Viewing video- Reading blogs- Posting photos- Writing in blogs- Posting comments

• The have a lot of connections/friends with 83% reporting they have 50 or more connections or friends

• They join and/or start a large number of groups with 28% reporting they belong to more than 10 groups, with business related groups being the most popular group they join or start

• Safeguarding personal privacy is the number one concern for women using Social Networks

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