U.S. study shows social media is becoming a 24-hour commitment
Posted March 1, 2012 4:35 pm.
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Have you tweeted at the dinner table?
A new study called “Clicks and Cravings” found almost 30 per cent of social media users are on their favourite social networking website while eating or drinking at home.
Nineteen per cent have checked-in online while dining out.
Thirty-two per cent admitted they have texted or socialized on mobile devices over meals, with that number rising to 47 per cent in the plugged-in 18-to-34-year-old demographic.
U.S. researchers said being online while dining means we are attempting to catch up with family and friends, rather than being considered anti-social.
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