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Re: What's Greater Than Sex?

Sex Toys — Mon, 17 May 2010 10:44:59 -0000

For me, the only thing that can greater the sex is fame because a lot of people nowadays want to be famous somehow. Well for me, no one can greater than sex because that involves love and pleasure, for me those are one of the important things in life.

Re: What's Greater Than Sex?

elgaffney — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:02:17 -0000

thanks for posting. glad i finally came across this. i thought the "36% say they can’t live without the Internet for socializing" stat is particularly interesting. "can't live without" is pretty bold statement. also, love the common craft collabo for sync by the way. so smart.

Re: What's Greater Than Sex?

JessieNewburn — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:22:40 -0000

What surprises me is how little attention is directed at identifying statistical differences and trends among generations. I'd find these numbers and stats even more informative were there an assessment of 16-26 year olds, and how that differs from 27-37 year olds, for example.

There's much to be gleaned in knowing generational theory. Much to be gleaned.

Re: What's Greater Than Sex?

Bloggeries — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:25:23 -0000

I have 2 TV's and neither of them are even plugged in. Take away my internet and I have no clue what would happen but it would be scary.

"40% use the Internet for more than 22 hours a week"

Only 22!?!? :D

Re: What's Greater Than Sex?

Anthony Power — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:21:52 -0000

Interesting, it seems that the adoption of these things is becoming part of our lives. In a sample of 10,000 adults aged 18-24 we found a) 39% had one or more profile, b) they averaged just over 2 profiles per person, and c) other standard demographics like income, marital status, presence of children didn't discriminate between those with profiles from those without. I think we're passed the tipping point.

Re: What's Greater Than Sex?

CKowKilla — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:55:17 -0000

I always knew in some way that The Pollen would somehow become the face for internet porn.... and what a face it is.

Re: What's Greater Than Sex?

Scott Hepburn — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:33:44 -0000

And hundreds of teenage boys and married men just started following @marketingprofs on Twitter...

;)

Re: What's Greater Than Sex?

Scott Monty — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:26:23 -0000

That's a priceless look. I appreciate you making it available in the Creative Commons area on Flickr - it really added a fun component to these sobering statistics.

Re: What's Greater Than Sex?

the pollen — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:23:57 -0000

i've been lambasted on the internets

Re: What's Greater Than Sex?

Ann Handley — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:59:46 -0000

"Is there anything about the above statistics that surprises you?"

YES! They were actually interesting, even though I was initially disappointed that the whole post wasn't about.. well, sex.

Re: What's Greater Than Sex?

jacobmorgan — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:54:44 -0000

just got a tear in my eye.

we can all bring our laptops too to twitter out the experience.

i'll bring chips!

Re: What's Greater Than Sex?

Scott Monty — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:50:58 -0000

Don't make me get Booger!

Re: What's Greater Than Sex?

jacobmorgan — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:28:50 -0000

*ahmen*

I think we need to have a revenge of the nerds marathon and celebrate, party at scott's house!!

Re: What's Greater Than Sex?

Scott Monty — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:25:10 -0000

It's over two years now, but I wrote a riff on one of David Armano's posts, where I said "The Geeks shall inherit the earth!".

It's still true today.

Re: What's Greater Than Sex?

jacobmorgan — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:21:20 -0000

hey scott,

thanks for posting this. i definitely think traditional marketers out there need to realize that online marketing is the way to go. nowadays with the decreasing attention span of people, it's just too easy for us to click the back button, shut off the t,v,, change channels, etc. marketers need to worry about targeted marketing, they need to market to the people who actually care.

*sigh* it feels good to a geek, it';s actually a cool thing now. remember when geeks were made fun of? those fools!

jacob
http://www.jmorganmarketing...

Re: What's Greater Than Sex?

Sonny Gill — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:42:56 -0000

Great stats that you can take home to the bank. The swing between traditional and new media marketing is even more prevalent with these numbers.

Re: What's Greater Than Sex?

Shauna Nicholson — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:00:10 -0000

I hardly watch TV anymore, thanks to the Internet. It's hard to rival Google videos or quick blog posts when it comes to gathering information. The one show I do try to catch is now available on the network website--so why bother tuning in when I can watch it at MY convenience?

These stats are great. ...no wonder there's so much sex on the web. ;)

Re: What's Greater Than Sex?

jimdorey — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:45:38 -0000

Hey - some great stats. Thanks!

Re: What's Greater Than Sex?

catherine healey — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:55:31 -0000

The statistics aren't surprising consider the small and skewed sample set. 500 young men. Although I am surprised 74% are conformists, I thought we'd have more young male rebels.

I think people see the shift and fear for their livelihood. There's over 40 years dedicated to building value around traditional media. People that know that world and know how to control it and make money at it. It's not as clear how to make a living with social media.

Those that are good at it collect on advertising, sell things, write books, speak or get hired by big corporations. The fast ticket to making money is still getting hired or sponsored by big corporations.

Re: What's Greater Than Sex?

TylerLeCompte — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:50:13 -0000

Wonderful post. The statistics are not that surprising, since I fit into the main categories (not the flabby traveling tree-hugger one). What it is surprising that the corporate marketing management community continues to question these numbers without the availability of traditional measurement tools such as are available for traditional mediums (radio, TV, etc.). Thanks again.
PS. I have those glasses too.

Re: What's Greater Than Sex?

Ryan Stephens — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:37:58 -0000

Thought I've never done it, I'm pretty convinced that hitting a walk off home run to win a conference championship, world series, etc. is better than sex, but hey, that's just me.

And honestly, the only thing that surprises me is how many people "still don't get it," that dont' see this shift happening right in front of their eyes.

Re: What's Greater Than Sex?

Ken Burbary — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:07:45 -0000

The thing that resonates with me the most about those facts is the mobile usage. I find myself spending more time on the mobile web, text messaging and mobile IM than ever before. This trend will only continue as more consumers upgrade to smartphones, like Blackberry or iPhone, which open so many doors compared to traditional cell phones.