What social media sites do you use?

[Greg Bernhardt]

Which do you use the most? Multiple choice, pick your top three.

 

[Evo]

I have fake accounts for a couple, a semi fake one for another and I don't actually use any. (this is where jhae, if he wasn't away in rocket surgeon training, would call me a luddite)

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

I have fake accounts for a couple, a semi fake one for another and I don't actually use any. (this is where jhae, if he wasn't away in rocket surgeon training, would call me a luddite)

Why make fake accounts though?

 

[Evo]

Why make fake accounts though?

I created a FB account for PF to "like" you.

A google plus for you.

linkedin at the requests of friends that wanted to add me to their network.

 

[OmCheeto]

Poop. I didn't see it was multiple choice.

Add one for me for the "Linked In" please.

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Though for the longest time, I thought it meant "Linked Natural Log"...
Yes. I am not very smart...

 

[MathJakob]

I have and use Facebook but I very much regret making it now knowing that they keep every single message you ever sent and receive on file, you can never 100% delete your account and all your messages, status updates and personal information is kept.

 

[turbo]

I have no accounts. My social media is PF.

 

[FreeMitya]

I used to have a Facebook account, but after years of stasis I decided to delete it. While it is a good tool for keeping up with old friends, I found that I was too much of a recluse to do even that, and remaining on a website on which nothing is happening is, I would say, counter-productive. If you were to ask me why I did that for a significant length of time, I wouldn't be able to give you an answer.

 

[reenmachine]

I use facebook but very rarely.Don't use any other.

 

[lisab]

I look at facebook, very rarely post there. Does that count as "use"?

 

[Crake2]

Why is reddit a social media site?

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Why is reddit a social media site?

"Social media refers to the means of interactions among people in which they create, share, and exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks"

PF is a social media site too.

 

[jtbell]

I participate in a handful of specialized online discussion forums for various topics. One of them is PF, of course. I don't use any general social-networking sites like the ones listed in the poll.

 

[krash661]

i voted facebook.

but i actually hangout on science forums the most.
anyways, if interested here's mine,
https://www.facebook.com/michael.krash.3

 

[Crake2]

"Social media refers to the means of interactions among people in which they create, share, and exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks"

PF is a social media site too.

So pretty much any site is a social media, even news sites

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

So pretty much any site is a social media, even news sites

New sites may have social media elements, but their still a news site.

 

[phinds]

Where's the option for "none" ?

 

[Lavabug]

None myself.

 

[Monique]

LinkedIN I've never found useful for anything, beside keeping track of my CV. Twitter I only use to complain to companies, because they provide instant high-quality customer care (opposed to calling or e-mailing them)

 

[Borg]

I think that I'm too happy to use Facebook (even though I haven't been called a young a adult for a long time).
Facebook Use Predicts Declines in Subjective Well-Being in Young Adults

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

I thought Reddit would be a bit higher. I was interested in this for what share buttons to add. thanks all!

 

[Curious3141]

Why make fake accounts though?

Well, I have a fake FB account (using a "nom de guerre") in order to easily login to one of the gazillion places that allow FB logins - say to post a comment on a news article. Otherwise, I'd have to go through the hassle of registering specifically on the site.

I held off for the longest time then sometime a couple of years back, I finally created an FB account with my real name. Almost immediately, I got inundated with "friend" requests. In less than a week, I deleted the account. It was after this that I created the fake account, which allows me to get little things done, but maintain my privacy and peace of mind.