Nielsen online report says that social networks such as facebook and blogging is now more popular than emailing.
A Nielsen Online report says two thirds of us now use what it calls “Member Communities,” which includes both social networks and blogs. MCs now make up “the fourth most popular category online – ahead of personal email,” says Nielsen Online. The others are search, portals, and PC software.
This is quite remarkable consindering how essential email has become in the fabric of our lives. Everyone we know has an email address, not necessarily a facebook or myspace account or a blogger account. So I am not sure how to reconsile this data. But it is clear that social networking and blogging are also becoming an essential part of our society.