Students spend up to five hours a week on social media networks

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Students spend up to five hours a week on social media networks with 96% of students active on Facebook. In the last year Twitter has replaced YouTube as the second most popular social media site amongst this group with 67% of students tweeting regularly.

According to the survey, conducted by broadband provider UPC across a sample of 250 third level students nationwide, almost one third (32%) of of respondents said they spent up to five hours a week on social networking sites, while over a quarter (26%) say they spend between six and 10 hours a week. Almost 20% said they spent up to 15 hours a week, while 15% spent over 20 hours a week.

Over half (55%) of students said that due to the recession they would spend more nights in this year than last year. However they are unwilling to give up certain essentials with 56% unable to live without broadband and 44% unable to live without TV.

While almost a third of students (31%) admit to missing a lecture once a week to catch up on their favourite show, a conscientious 50% of third level students say they never skip lectures to watch daytime TV.

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