Twitter, Facebook use jumps 82 percent - Holy Kaw!

Nielsen knows what you spend your time doing and it involves a lot of tweeting and Facebooking. New data from the media research firm reveals that the average social-networking user spent five and a half hours on sites like Facebook and Twitter in December 2009. That marks an 82 percent increase in monthly usage from December 2008.

Other Nielsen data tidbits include:

  • Facebook is the most popular social networking site, nabbing 67 percent of social networking users worldwide.
  • Australians spend the most time on social networking sites, averaging seven hours per month.
  • Twitter is the fastest growing social networking site, boasting a 579 percent jump in unique users.

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