1.Which social networks do you use or know?

35 - 50 yrs
Facebook

Google+

Twitter, MySpace, Tumblr

Other

50+ yrs

Facebook

Google+

nothing

2. How much time do you spend on these networks?

35 - 50 yrs

less than hour a day 1-2 hours 3-5 hours more than 5 hours

50+ yrs

less than a hour a day 1-2 hours nothing less than a hour a week

3. What do you use this networks for?

35 - 50 yrs

communication work fun searching information

50+ yrs

communication work fun nothing

4. Do you limit the access other people have to certain parts of your network?
35 - 50 yrs

my friends only friends of friends everyone just me

50+ yrs

my friends only friends of friends just me

5. What sort of personal information do you/ other put on these sites?

35 - 50 yrs

everything name, age,location, photos none

50+ yrs

everything name, age,location, photos none

6. How much of that information do you think is real?

35 - 50 yrs

100%-75% 75% 50%-75% 50% 50%-25% 25% or less

50+ yrs

100%-75% 50%-75% 50%-25% 25% or less

7. Have you ever said, posted or done anything that you regret?

35 - 50 yrs

Yes No

50+ yrs

Yes No

8. Why do people share the information the put on these sites? They want to be:

35 - 50 yrs

Popular recognized by friends/family meet nwe people part of certain group of people

50+ yrs

Popular meet new people part of certain group of people

9. How many of your "friends" on these sites are your real friends?

35 - 50 yrs

almost 99% of them about 75% about 50% about 25% or less

50+ yrs

70%-100_% 15%-60% 0-10%

10. Have you ever felt deceived by anything you have seen or read on these sites?

35 - 50 yrs

Yes No

50+ yrs

Yes No

11. Have you ever had a bad experience because of something you, or someone else posted?

35 - 50 yrs

Yes No

50+ yrs

Yes No

What are the results of our research?

These are our results: Our research about social networks was intended for people between ages 35 and 50. The most known social networks are Facebook and Google+ More than 50% of questioned people are using social network 1-2 hours a day 60% of questioned people use social networks for comunitacion, 20% use them for work, 10% use them for fun and other 10% of people use them for information research When sharing things they prefer sharing it to their friends only, or to friends of their friends They do not really sort the shared things, but mostly they share photos, location, name, age, etc. Most of the people from this age category thinks, that just 25% or less of provided informations are thrustworthy 65% regretted something they said, poster or done. But on the other hand, 35% of guestioned people answered with No. When we asked, Why do people share the information they put on these sites?, 42% answered that they want to be recognized by family and other reasons were: raising popularity, meeting new people or they are a part of certain people Just 12% percent know almost 99% of their friends they have on social networks 65% felt decieved because of provided informations

Our research about social networks was intended for people aged 50 or more: The most known social sites are Facebook and Google+ 38% of asked are using those networks for 1-2 hours a day, but 34% are using them only for less than a hour a week, so there are big gaps between responds Exactly one half of questioned people use social networks because of comunication When sharing things, the most people share them with themselves only, or with friends 53% share just the basic informations like age, photos, location and name. Others dont share anything, but 5% responded with answer Everything Most of the people from this age category thinks, that just 25% or less of provided informations are thrustworthy Because this age cathegory does not post much things, they dont regret sharing things, just 33% of them do 50% share thing because of raising popularity, 36% because of meeting new people and 14% because they are a part of a certain group It is surprising, that this category only knows 0-10% of people they share thing with

83% havent felt decieved because of provided informations Just 39% people from this age category had a bad experience while using social networks