
Younger adults much more likely to have profiles - 75% of online adults 18-24 have a profile on a social network site. Social network users also more likely to be students - 68% of full-time students have a social network profile. Whites less likely than African-Americans or Hispanics to have a profile - 31% of online White adults compared with 43% of African-Americans and 48% of Hispanics.

Visits are on the rise. In Feb. '05, 2% of adult internet users had visited an online social network “yesterday,” while 19% had done so in Dec. '08.
51% of social network users have two or more online profiles
- 50% of adult social network users have a profile on MySpace
- 22% have a profile on Facebook
- 6% have a profile on LinkedIn
Primary use is to connect with people they already know
- 89% use their online profiles to keep up with friends
- 57% use their profile to make plans with friends
- 49% use them to make new friends
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