Hong Kong social media use higher than United States

Social media use is higher in Hong Kong than in the United States, according to the Blogher 2011 Social Media Matters Study.

Out of 387 Hong Kong residents polled in the online survey conducted in March and co-sponsored by Ketchum, 92 percent visit Facebook, 77 percent read blogs on a weekly basis and 52 percent write blogs. 

Comparatively, only 87 percent of respondents in the United States indicated that they use Facebook weekly, while Brazil notched up 72 percent and Germany 58 percent.

Nearly half of Hong Kong respondents agreed that social media "had a positive impact on their lives."

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