To post or not to post? Our social media habits for Christmas revealed
It may be a day for spending with loved ones but 51% of us will be logging on to social media this December 25. That’s according to a new survey by Carphone Warehouse which examines the use of social media around the Christmas period.
A massive 82% of those planning to use social media on Christmas Day will spend up to 3 hours browsing their social media accounts. 39% admit to doing so to find out what other people are up to on the day while 1 in 5 say they find it such a long day; they like to log on to kill a few hours.
When it comes to what we post on social media at Christmas, just over a quarter say they like to post ‘festive scenes’ such as Christmas lights and trees in the run up to the big day while one-fifth tend to post pictures of family and friends.
On December 25 itself, pictures and video of presents being opened are the number 1 post type of post. This is followed by family and friend photos (2), Christmas dinner pics (3), pictures of our pets (4) and selfies (5).
Two thirds of people polled will attend a work Christmas party this December and half (51%) intend to post pictures from the night to social media while 1 in 5 will post video.
Facebook is the most popular platform for posting party pics and video (46%) while 1 in 4 (26%) say they will be snapchatting parts of their work ‘do.
Just over 1 in 5 (22%) claim they have posted a drunk photo or video of a colleague to social media in the past and almost a third (32%) admit they didn’t ask permission before hitting the upload button. It comes as no surprise then that a quarter of those polled say they had been annoyed in the past by seeing a drunk photo or video of themselves the day after the night before.
Despite potentially risking the wrath of work colleagues, two thirds say they have no regrets about posting pictures or video from the work party. 12% even claim they would post a picture or a video of their boss drunk at the Christmas party.
· Over half say they will post to social media on Christmas Day
· 82% will spend up to 3 hours on social media on Christmas Day
· 39% say they will go on social media on Christmas Day to see what other people are doing
· Pictures and video of presents being opened is the number 1 thing we will capture for social media on Christmas Day
· 66% people will attend work Christmas party this year and 51% say they will post pictures from the party to social media while 1 in 5 will post a video
· A quarter say they feel annoyed when they see a picture or video from a party the next day
· Facebook the most popular channel to post to after the Christmas party
· 12% say they would post a drunk picture or video of their boss to social media
