This charts presents statistics of social media usage.
The usage has been increasing day by day. One from every 8 people can been seen on FaceBook. In the U.S., 9 out of 10 internet operate a social networking account.
In 2007, the internet users allocated 8% of their time. But in 2012 it increased upto 20%. For every minute 694,980 posts and 532,080 tweets are produced. In Social networking sites, the users add known people only.
Most posts describe about the users. While 250 million are shared, 35% of users share their own photos. However, 9 of 10 American users feel that they people share too much
These social media networking sites have become the tools of representation of self. Most people rely on these sites for proving their identity. Very often people compare themselves with others and sometimes feel inferior.