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A NEW SNAPSHOT of the social media habits of people in Ireland has found that relative newcomer Snapchat has proven unexpectedly popular – especially among young people.
Eleven per cent of the population has signed up for a Snapchat account, making it already more popular than Pinterest (6 per cent), Vine (3 per cent) and Bebo (8 per cent). Snapchat is also already closing in on photo-filter app Instagram which is currently at 14 per cent.
The latest Ipsos MRBI report into social media in the country found that the vast majority of people who use Snapchat are under 35. A total of 43 per cent of people aged between 15 and 24 reported that they have a Snapchat account, with half of these saying that they use it every day.
For those unfamiliar with it, Snapchat is a messaging app which allows users to send photos and videos with text and drawings added to them to people in their contacts lists. The messages disappear from the recipient’s phone within 10 seconds of them being opened.
Facebook remains the social networking behemoth in Ireland with 60 per cent of the population reporting that they have an account, according to the report.
Twitter remains in second place at 27 per cent while LinkedIn is the third most popular social network at 21 per cent.
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Facebook is some job for keeping up to speed with potty training, teething and nappy rash
Surprised Facebook hasn’t declined more, lots of people have stopped using it. Though I guess the survey only shows those who have accounts irrespective of activity.
Where’s google plus?
Back at the drawing board I’d imagine.
sush!! don’t tell people about Google+ or it’ll go the way of Facebook and Myspace.
Snapchat has created a nation of obnoxious jerks!! All “selfie” capabilities should be made illegal on phones!
Vine is for narcissistic losers.
And snap chat is for pictures of genitalia , or so I’ve heard
Just signed up, you better not be spoofin me Pharma. That’s my hobbie
snapchat is basically used for quick and explcit photos between teens. Tough time for parents.
Sounds like it was devised for perverts tbh. Like fancy sexting.
The journal , gets my vote.. I use facebook , and twitter occasionally to annoy and wind people up, but nothing beats the journal for such purposes .
I wish I was like you.
Dream on
Statistic erection
Anyone know where I can get a full copy of the report?
Twitter all the way, Facebook is full of people that use to stab me in the back while at school. Basically Facebook is for people you know you wish you never met and Twitter for people you never met and wish they were your friends . Snapchat: I am too old, LinkedIn is as social as a pair of old socks and Bebo? Still online that stuff?
Michael Birch, the guy who started Bebo and then sold it to AOL for $850 mil has just bought it back, for $1 mil. Apparently it’s going to be re-launched in a new format.
It sounds just like whatsapp and viber?
Nah once a pic is opened and seen on snapchat it can never be seen again. It just appears for 3 seconds.
“screenshot”
What about Twitter ?? i would think thats the over all best
not so long as its full of ar$eholes like Stephen Fry
Guys linkedin isnt a social network cmon
Bebo numbers have risen from 7% back to 8%? Obviously some people could not live without it.
Horse shit. 70% is the real number according to socialbakers.com – a widely accepted industry calculator
Surprised that there’s no mention of tumblr.
Instagram is a great app with a really interesting community, I find my self using it more than any other apps, sure add me realtimemovements
Zurker will soon take over Facebook.
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