Social Romance

People use social networking for almost every aspect of chronicling modern life, from 72 character or less status updates to the newly elongated posts you can make to your Facebook profile and in comments there, folks are leaking so many details about their personal lives that the boundaries between private and public are blurrier than ever before.  But in a recent survey of social media users, some interesting things were discovered about people’s beliefs about what is right and wrong in the world of social dating.  Even things like the etiquette of when to make an official status change are noted in an infographic assembled by Lab 42.  Check it out.

Texting is second to talking via cell by only two percentage points as the favorite way to communicate with one’s sweetheart throughout a given day.  23% of people admit to having signed up for an online dating service at some point, and a full 57% of people add someone they meet and like as a Facebook friend in a first step towards developing a more meaningful relationship.  Check out more fun facts about social media love below: