Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Why educated Germans avoid social media...

With just over 40 percent of German social media users classed as coming from a background of "high formal education" in OECD statistics released in November, a clear dividing line from other nations is clear.

In France, the figure is almost 50 percent, while around 70 percent of British social media users are well-educated – a figure matched by less-developed Turkey and former communist states like Hungary.

Stranger yet is the fact that more social media users – in fact, almost a majority – come from a low educational background.

 Dr Klemens Skibicki, a professor at Cologne Business School's Institute for Internet Law and Communication, suggested a combination of factors are at work. Full story...

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