Infographic for mobile app explains why some people are getting bored with social media.

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Social network users are more active than ever - some 73% of online adults now use a
social networking site of some kind. But new research also shows 61% strongly or
somewhat dislike oversharing on social media; other reports show signs of disinterest and
boredom.According to YouGov research, 41% of the British online population claimed to be
getting bored with social media and say they will use it less.
ACTUAL THOUGHTS FROM AMERICANS SURVEYED DECEMBER 13 TO 16, 2012 ABOUT WHY THEY
TOOK BREAKS FROM A POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA SITE
WHY ARE WE GETTING BORED?
SOCIAL MEDIA/INTERNET CONTENT OVERLOAD
EASE OF SHARING MEETS POOR DECISION MAKING
THE BIGGEST SOCIAL MEDIA REGRET
WHAT’S THE PHYSICAL IMPACT FROM INFORMATION OVERLOAD?
Get Delvv: The mobile interest-based discovery app
of the world’s
online population
are reached by
social networking
sites representing
1.2 billion users
around the world.
35% SAY
“SOUNDING
FOOLISH.”
14% WORRY
THEY MAY HAVE
OFFENDED A
FRIEND IN
THE HEAT OF
THE MOMENT.
13% WORRY
THEY MAY HAVE
OFFENDED
MANY PEOPLE.
1 in 5 Americans say they publish a text, tweet or online
comment, which they regret more than once a month.
MORE THAN
1 BILLION
TWEETS
are sent every
48 hours.
According to
Twitter's calculations:
a day’s tweets is
enough to write a 10
million-page book or
8,163 COPIES
OF “WAR
AND PEACE.”
MISMATCH OF INTERESTS BETWEEN THE CURATORS AND CONSUMERS
THE DIGITAL “SHOULD’VE, WOULD’VE, COULD’VE” CRIES
“MORNING AFTER” DIGITAL DISAPPOINTMENTS
16%
REGRETTED AN ONLINE
COMMUNICATION OR
TEXT BECAUSE THEY
“RESPONDED TOO
QUICKLY BECAUSE
I WAS BUSY.”
AFTER DRINKING
ALCOHOL
LATE AT NIGHT WHEN
FEELING TIRED
YOU WANT TO
JUST BECAUSE
DOESN'T MEAN
TRENDING TOPICS SUCH AS
100,000 videos about
DOING THE LAUNDRY
44,100 on
NOSE-PICKING
#PetSnakesonLeashes
#TheMostDisturbing
TattoosEver
4,790 reviews
and 51, 000 +
product views of
NIFTY DOODADS
such the Hutzler 571
Banana Slicer, including
POST IT
READ IT
WE WANT TO
The average social
network user receives
285 PIECES
of content, including
54,000 WORDS
AND 443 MINUTES
OF VIDEO
100,000 TWEETS,
MORE THAN 500
containing a YouTube link.
58 PHOTOS are
added to Instagram.
EACH DAY EACH MINUTE
EACH SECOND
INFORMATION FATIGUE
SYNDROME (IFS)
Overwhelming feeling
from an incomprehensible,
indigestible amount
of information.
Don't just rely on friend’s social media posts
and the same old websites for cool finds.
RX: DIGITAL DETOX
A period of time during which a person refrains
from using electronic devices such as
smartphones or computers, regarded as an
opportunity to reduce stress or focus on social
interaction in the physical world.
of every hour is
spent on social
networking sites.
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE, CENTER FOR SOCIAL MEDIA, BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE, U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE | PEW RESEARCH INTERNET PROJECT, SOCIAL MEDIA UPDATE 2013, DEC. 30, 2013 | CIA WORLD
FACTBOOK, EGYPT, POPULATION, JULY 2013 EST. | OXFORD DICTIONARY ONLINE | PEW RESEARCH INTERNET PROJECT,
SOCIAL NETWORKING FACT SHEET, DECEMBER 27, 2013 | THE NEILSON COMPANY, THE DIGITAL CONSUMER, FEBRUARY
2014 | YOUGOV, BIGGEST SOCIAL MEDIA REGRET: SOUNDING FOOLISH, JULY 23, 2013 | TRENDING TOPICS: FACEBOOK
PAGE, DAILY TRENDING, FEB. 2014 | YOUTUBE: SEARCH RESULTS AS OF FEB. 26, 201 | AMAZON.COM | PEW RESEARCH
CENTER, 6 NEW FACTS ABOUT FACEBOOK, FEB. 3, 2014 | THE DICTIONARY OF MODERN MEDICINE, DR. J.C. SEGAN, 1992
14%
FROM HOME
12% 12%
20 MILLION E-MAILS
WERE WRITTEN IN THE TIME IT TOOK
TO READ THIS SENTENCE
AMERICAN’S TIME INVESTMENT
CONSUMING CONTENT?
60 HOURS A WEEK
16 MINUTES
I WAS TIRED OF
S T U P I D
[I HAD] CRAZY FRIENDS.
I DID NOT WANT TO
BE CONTACTED
TOO MUCH
DRAMA.
IT CAUSED PROBLEMS
IN MY [ROMANTIC]
RELATIONSHIP.
15% OF ALL
ADULTS HAVE SENT A
POST, MESSAGE OR
TEXT, WHICH HAS
NEGATIVELY
AFFECTED A CLOSE
RELATIONSHIP.
24% AVERAGE OF
PEOPLE INDICATING
THEY SHARE
“EVERYTHING” OR
“MOST THINGS”
ONLINE
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