This is a hilarious study, courtesy of
Retrevo.com. I have my laptop and my iPhone on my nightstand, so according to it, my habits are those of someone under 25.
Twitter & FaceBook:
– 48% of people check/update FaceBook and/or Twitter after they go to bed
– 18% of people under 25 years old can't go more than a couple hours without checking in on FaceBook
– 61% of people under 25 have to check in on FaceBook at least once a day
– 11% of people over 25 years old can't go more than a couple hours without checking in on FaceBook
– 55% of people over 25 have to check in on FaceBook at least once a day
– 16% of people under 25 years old rely on Twitter and/or FaceBook for the morning "news"
iPhone Users:
– 28% of iPhone users check/update Twitter before they get out of bed
– 26% of iPhone users check/update Twitter before they turn on their TV
– 23% of iPhone users rely on Twitter for their morning news
Electronic Messages:
– 11% of people under 25 years old can be interrupted by an electronic message during sex (The number drops to 6% of people over 25 years old)
– 24% of people under 25 can be interrupted by an electronic message while in the bathroom. (This number drops to 12% of people over age 25)
– 49% of people under 25 years old can be interrupted by an electronic message during a meal. (27% for people over 25 years of age)
– 22% of people under 25 years old can be interrupted by an electronic message during a meeting. (11% of people over 25 years of age)
My takeaway: the numbers lie. Many more people are interrupted by electronic messages during meetings, meals and the bathroom. They're just not ready to confess (yet).
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How true! Am I so old that I believe that people under the age of 25 need to be retrained NOT to check every incoming message while dining out with me? And that “excuse me I need to respond to this message” is NOT acceptable during the middle of a meal? Whether or not folks choose to be interrupted doing private things at home–sleep, sex, bathroom, whatever–is their business, but ordinary good manners should apply to social situations.
I think it will shift to the point where people will stop doing all that
checking because it won't be as much of a shiny new toy to be connected all
the time.