College Facebook Users Have Lower GPAs

College students who use Facebook spend less time studying and have lower grade-point averages (GPAs) than students who have not signed up for the popular social networking site, according to a study by researchers at Ohio State University. 85% of undergraduates were...

Women Use Blogs for Info, SocNets to Connect

Women are nearly twice as likely to use blogs than social networking sites as a source of information (64%), advice and recommendations (43%), and opinion-sharing (55%), while they are 50% more likely use social networks to keep in touch with friends and family (75%),...

6 in 10 Twitter Users Jump Ship Each Month

More than 60 percent of US Twitter users fail to return the following month, reports the Business Insider. Twitter’s 40% retention rate is higher than it was a month ago. But social networking giants MySpace and Facebook manage a much higher retention percentage...