Oversharing, tagging irk FB users: study

February 04, 2014 11:09 pm | Updated May 18, 2016 05:58 am IST - Washington:

Facebook turns ten and a reality-check of its users reportedly points to their irksome habits like oversharing, unasked tagging and even the feeling of jealousy!

A study by the Pew Research Center, in its study about the decade-old social networking giant, charts the habits of its users.

According to Cnet, the study indicates that about 36 percent of Facebook users do not like it when their friends ‘overshare’, simply put, post about every mundane detail about their lives on the site. This clutters their news feed.

Users said that it is also annoying when friends share information about them, like photos, without first asking permission.

Users often feel jealous when they see others having fun during social activities, in which they weren’t included in, and only 5 percent of those surveyed admitted not being scared of missing out, according to the study.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.