HOWTHEYWORK:Fatigued users fall away from Facebook

Tired of Facebook? You’re not alone.More than half (61 percent) of the members of the social network have taken a break from it from time to time, and more than a quarter (27 percent) told researchers they planned to spend less time there in the future, according to a report released Tuesday by the Pew Internet Project.

Friday, February 08, 2013

Tired of Facebook? You’re not alone.More than half (61 percent) of the members of the social network have taken a break from it from time to time, and more than a quarter (27 percent) told researchers they planned to spend less time there in the future, according to a report released Tuesday by the Pew Internet Project.In addition, a fifth of online adults who were not Facebook users said they had used the network at one time but deserted it and never returned, Pew’s researchers found.While Facebook has been criticized for how it uses its members’ content and personal information, as well as its tendency to force changes upon users, none of those things were cited as reasons for taking a break by a significant number of the social networkers surveyed.The top reason for taking a hiatus from the site was time: 21 percent of members said they were too busy for it."It takes up too much time because I let it, but I’m slowly weaning myself off it,” Facebook user Robert Lopes, 63, told TechNewsWorld. "I want real time with friends and family.”