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Study: Social media fiends more likely to email

Discussion in 'TechSpot News and Comments' started by Matthew, Sep 29, 2009.

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  1. Matthew TechSpot Editor, Community Manager

    A new study by Nielsen suggests that social media junkies spend more of their day emailing than those who don't partake in social networking. This is interesting, because many see modern social networking services as an alternative to the aging email protocol.

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    Matthew, Sep 29, 2009
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  2. Guest

    I'm not the best speller...but last I checked, "Friend" is spell F R I E N D
    Guest, Sep 29, 2009
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  3. Guest

    ^ looks like someone does not know what "fiend" means.
    Guest, Sep 29, 2009
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  4. Matthew TechSpot Editor, Community Manager

    Heh, for once, someone corrected me and I'm not in the wrong. Somehow, "Study: Social media friends more likely to email" just doesn't have the same ring. Thanks for the feedback, though :).
    Matthew, Sep 29, 2009
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  5. captaincranky TechSpot Addict

    If friends are friendly, does that make fiends fiendly?

    Come to think of it, that's why I come to Techspot, because I don't have that many close fiends near my home..... :rolleyes:

    Yep, anybody that is obsessive compulsive enough to feel the need to share the mundane details of their mundane existence through "tweeting" incessantly, is likely a "fiend", but with paranoid delusions of "friendhood". "I tweet, therefore I am", (annoying).
    captaincranky, Sep 29, 2009
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  6. red1776 Omnipotent Ruler of the Universe

    "Yep, anybody that is obsessive compulsive enough to feel the need to share the mundane details of their mundane existence through "tweeting" incessantly, is likely a "fiend", but with paranoid delusions of "friendhood". "I tweet, therefore I am", (annoying). "

    I rather think I would like to make a bumper sticker out of that.....a really long bumper sticker.
    red1776, Sep 30, 2009
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  7. BrownPaper Newcomer, in training

    The poster complaining about how the word should have been "friend" is a *****. Fiend is similar to an obsessive compulsive fanatic. Like a crack fiend or druggy. Fiend is the perfect word for those losers who check their facebook or twitter accounts every 2 minutes.
    BrownPaper, Sep 30, 2009
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  8. greyd Newcomer, in training

    Ok, this article would be interesting if social sites were primarily used for business as email is used. The world engages in more business than updating your status on facebook.
    greyd, Oct 5, 2009
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