I have to write a little research paper / essay on new media (social networks and so on) and it occured to me after a recent pm conversation with a certain user that there is a trend in the clubbing/pick up scene (or generally when flirting) to rather exchange Facebook contacts than mobile numbers nowadays. On the one hand this interests me personally because I'd like to know if this observation is really true and what the figures are roughly, but I'd also like to use the results for my essay.
As Facebook is way more prevalent in the US than in other parts of the world (I guess almost everyone who fully wants to take part in social life in the US uses FB) I'll have one poll for North Americans only and another for the rest of the world (so you don't feel discriminated against )
I know there are some countries that don't have their own version of Facebook and thus it may be equally commonly used there (Germany has "StudiVZ" whereas Denmark uses Facebook mostly afaik) but I can't make a poll for X different countries.
I'm also assuming that we're talking about an age group of roughly 18-30 where this should apply.
Okay, please take part and also tell me your experiences / perception of this trend in the comments.
If you are in college, at a college bar, with all college kids then getting someone's Facebook seems acceptable. If you are 25 or older in a local bar with people from all over then it would be a little strange.
Asking for a girls number is more deliberate so that they know that you're interested in them. You can find almost anyones full name without letting them know you're interested.
To be fair, Facebook info isn't usually something that you ask for in the same way that you might ask for a number. But in my estimation someone will voluntarily give you their Facebook info before they give you their phone number these days if they're actually interested in knowing you.
On June 24 2010 02:21 GreEny K wrote: Hey hows it going, I'm Jeff. Jeff what? I wanna facebook you...
Wtf, that just doesn't sound right. I'd feel like a fool asking for a girls facebook info, numbers for sure.
You wouldn't get much success asking for someone's phone number right away like that either.
On June 24 2010 02:36 Gogleion wrote: Asking for a girls number is more deliberate so that they know that you're interested in them. You can find almost anyones full name without letting them know you're interested.
I think we're talking about deliberate exchanging of details. You can look someone up in the phone book too. But I think what you're getting at is that "can I have your number" is loaded language that makes your intentions obvious. It's a meme, I guess.
On June 24 2010 02:36 Gogleion wrote: Asking for a girls number is more deliberate so that they know that you're interested in them. You can find almost anyones full name without letting them know you're interested.
I think we're talking about deliberate exchanging of details. You can look someone up in the phone book too. But I think what you're getting at is that "can I have your number" is loaded language that makes your intentions obvious. It's a meme, I guess.
Hah you get my point though. Even at the end of a night out that just seems weird.
Maybe this will change in the next couple years but to me it just seems a bit odd to ask a girl for her FB. I think around here a lot of people would just ask for the name and kinda sneaky get the the last name so they can find that person later on facebook without really have asked. I know people that as soon as they have both names of a girl, like from a business call, they check her out on facebook. Weeeird..
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