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Using social media in the bathroom

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This final note today, which I guess shouldn't be surprising, but still does kinda make you go 'ewww.'

A survey out from the social media consulting firm NM Incite says almost a third of people 18-24 -- that is, the fastest growing group of social media users -- do so in the bathroom. It's too much information, in the very real sense of the phrase.

It does also get us to another study from the independent warranty provider Square Trade, which shows 9 percent of iPhones wind up getting dropped in the toilet.

I'm not makin' it up, people -- I'm just reporting it.

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petersondywane - Mar 12, 2013

The trend of social media is now spreads all corner of the world; research says that almost 90% of world populations have their social media account such as in Facebook, Twitter and Orkut and also in the latest Google+. Social networking concept helps to build a strong community and it became the best way for communication and stay connected with our friends and relatives across the country. Therefore we have witnessed many users are logged into their social accounts from their home and even if from their bathroom also.
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horizonstar - Dec 4, 2012

Heh. I believe you meant 9% of iPhone *accidents* involve the toilet:

www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/16/iphone-damage-squaretrade-rooms-destro...

Though I find the thought of a world where 1 in 10 people fumbles a phone into a commode strangely appealing.