08.18.2009 posted by Lisa Witter

How Women Use Social Networking Sites

Online Marketing, Social Media

A new study out by SheConnected, The Power of Social Networking For Women Research Study” shows how women use social networking sites. It’s important to note that these women were recruited from social networking sites so the numbers are skewed but still informative.

Some highlights include:
- 59% are are visiting sites multiple times per day.
- Facebook was the most popular social network among these users, with 83% belonging to the site.
- 55% were on Twitter.
- 93% said that control over their own privacy settings were very important.
- 71% said using social networks to network professional was very important and 62% said to stay up-to-date with friends.

More women use social networking than men and if your organization doesn’t understand the trends and strategies on how to maximize them you’re missing out on a key audience.

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What’s a Shespotter? It’s someone who gets that women vote, give, volunteer, spread the word and make more buying decisions than men do, which makes them the number #1 target audience if you’re working for change. We started this blog to continue the conversation we began in our book, The She Spot: Why Women are the Market for Changing the World and How to Reach Them.... [more]

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Lisa Chen & Lisa Witter Lisa Chen and Lisa Witter are the authors of The She Spot: Why Women are the Market for Changing the World and How to Reach Them. They are also both senior strategists at Fenton Communications, the nation’s largest public interest communications firm. [Read more about them here]