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Women sacrifice sex and chores to clock up 963 days on social networks over their lifetime

An adult women will spend 8 months longer than a man on social networking sites during her lifetime, according to a new study by inbound marketing agency, Browser Media.

(PRWEB UK) 20 March 2013

The study also revealed that people are prepared to give up some surprising real life activities such as socialising/going out (14%), sleep (10%) and even sex (8%) in order to spend time on social networks. Other commonly sacrificed activities include watching television & films, chatting on the phone, reading, and cooking.

Joe Friedlein, managing director, Browser Media said: Smart phones now mean that social networking is both a round the clock and on-the-go activity, with no need to stop until your device runs out of battery. Therefore it comes as no surprise that social networking addiction has become a new twenty first century ailment, especially when individuals are giving up necessities such as sleeping and cooking.

Women forfeit chores

The research also confirmed the stereotype that the fairer sex is also the most sociable sex: 73% of women say they use social networking sites, whereas the figure was much lower (62%) for men. In terms of the activities they would forfeit, almost twice as many women as men are prepared to ignore the household chores in order to read status updates or tweets. However, it wasn't clear whether men are less prepared to sacrifice chores or they simply didn't think about chores in the first place.

Other findings:

18-25 year olds are the most prevalent adult users of social networking sites. Ninety-two per cent of this age group use social networking sites and if these current usage levels continue, they would lose over three and a half years of their life to social networking sites.

Social networking use declines with age, with the exception of the 65+ age group where a resurgence in usage is evident. The lowest use is in the 55-64 age bracket at just 19 minutes per day vs. 29 minutes for the over 65s.

Regionality has a role to play in social networking, with people in Sheffield spending twice as long (72 minutes per day) as people in Edinburgh (35 minutes). Glasgow (66), Oxford (66) and Newcastle (65) all top the list of the heaviest users per day, whilst Brighton (42), Milton Keynes (40) and Liverpool (39) are all at the lower end of the scale.

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Twitter turns seven: Your guide to the social networking site

Social networking site Twitter turns seven years-old today. The site has grown from humble beginnings in 2006 to having 200million users around the world and producing 400million tweets a day.

For those unfamiliar with a 'hashtag' or how many characters are allowed in each tweet, read on for the essential facts of the popular website...

There are 200million Twitter users (Twitterers - not Tweeters) worldwide.

About 10million of these users are from the UK.

A tweet can be no more than 140 characters long.

Tweet (verb) - to tweet, tweeting, tweeted. To tweet is the act of publishing a message - a Tweet - on Twitter.

An incredible 400million Tweets are sent every day.

Retweet (RT) can be used two ways. Retweet (noun) is a Tweet by another user which has been shared to you by someone you follow. Retweet (verb) - to retweet, retweeting, retweeted - a tweet that is shared with others.

Around 80% of UK users are use their mobile to Tweet compared to 60% globally.

The first tweet was posted on March 21, 2006 by creator Jack Dorsey.

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Meeting tonight about county boat ramps

County News Wednesday, 20 March 2013 08:27

Osceola County will hold a workshop tonight regarding the planning and management of its boat ramps, and the public is invited to attend a workshop to offer input on the analysis and design.

The meeting, scheduled for tonight from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Osceola Heritage Park Extension Services building, will be in regards to the following ramps: Ralph V. Chisholm Park Boat Ramp, Partin Triangle Park Boat Ramp, Sexton Boat Ramp, Granada Boat Ramp, Southport Park Boat Ramp and Whaleys Boat Ramp. County staff and representative consultants involved with developing the final plans will be in attendance to answer questions and participate in the discussion on preliminary conceptual plans. Comments received from the public for these boat ramps will be used to refine the Boat Ramp Master Plan for all 12 boat ramps managed by Osceola County. For more information, please contact Bridgett Tolley at 407-742-8652 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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Deputies ask public’s help IDing suspicious incident suspect

Wednesday, 20 March 2013 11:45

Osceola County Sheriff's Office deputies are asking for the public's help in identifying two people, one who chased a female jogger on Tuesday.

Sheriff's deputies responded to a Golden Knot Drive home in Kissimmee. Upon arrival, deputies spoke with the victim who said she was jogging on Bellalago Drive South, when two Hispanic males approached her in a dark blue pick up truck. The passenger then exited the vehicle and chased the victim.

The victim described the suspect as a Hispanic male, 5 feet 7 to 5 feet 11 inches tall with a medium build. He has dark hair and dark eyes and was wearing a long sleeve tan or brown shirt with dark pants and a green or yellow reflective vest.

The victim described the driver as a Hispanic male with very dark skin, a slender face and dark hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Osceola County Sheriff's Office at 407-348-2222 or Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS (8477). Calls made to Crimeline remain anonymous, and tips that lead to the felony arrest of suspects and/or the recovery of stolen property and drugs are eligible for cash rewards of up to $1,000.

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