The Fear of Missing Out

Social media has created a new syndrome: FOMO (fear of missing out).

A national survey on social media behaviour by MyLife, a Web presence
management firm, has found that as the number of social networks continue to
grow, people are not only becoming overwhelmed but fearful of missing
something "important" should they decide to take a social break.

Of those surveyed, 56 percent of people are afraid of missing important
posts if they don't regularly check their social networks.

According to the study, the first thing 27 percent of people do upon waking
each morning is check their social networks and 35 percent spend more than
half an hour each day on social networking sites and responding to personal
e-mails. Of the 42 percent of people with multiple social accounts, 61
percent fall into the 18-34 age category.

The survey also discovered more than half of social network users want to
pull the plug on the habit. In fact, 52 percent have either taken or
considered taking a "vacation" from at least one social network in the past
year. Of the 52 percent, 41 percent stated it was because social updates
were not "relevant" while 32 percent indicated it was a drain on their time.

my motto is "Keep it simple" and "don't leave anything for tomorrow that can
be done today."

Regards Gerald Crawford

Stellenbosch South Africa
Cell: +27-0720390184 (mobile)
E-mail: gerald@webcraft.ws


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