Email as we know it has only been around on a large, general use scale for about 15 years and Facebook just a few. As such, there are some extremely interesting behavioral phenomena associated with how humans interact with these amazing tools. One survey I haven’t seen however is how many times a does the average person check his or her email? I think we need include Facebook because it has sort of taken over the social aspect of email.
It’s very important that you are honest in your answers.
If you do both, add them together, and it if you use something like “Outlook” (a mail service that stays open all day long) add “12” to your facebook number.
I’m one of the more than 40. I’m trying to reduce it especially after reading a book called "4-Hour Work Week." Great book for you, Michael.
Also I’d like to thank you for your post about letting electronics dry out before starting them and they will continue to work. Just washed an iPod, there was water behind the screen. I let it sit for about two weeks to dry out, charged it up, restored it on iTunes and it’s working fine.
Spend way too much time a day on the electronic media. At work outlook is open all day. Sort of an ‘instant message’ tool. Since starting on FB 6 months ago i tend to use it as a distraction when i should be doing other things, so it’s always running when i’m doing other stuff. Finding it’s not that productive.
I quit both twitter and facebook as I found the interactions too limiting and a waste of time.
I like personal emails much better!:)
That is where I spend my time and the news:)
I read somewhere that the average person checks email about 6-10 times a day, which sounds about right.
As for Facebook, it really depends on the demographic. Of course the younger generation might check 20 times a day. But someone who is my parents age (50+ years) might have a Facebook that they only check once out of a week. So I’d say the average might be about 2-5 times a day.