Table 2.
The most popular social media for general purposes for the total group of participants, for participants from Europe, and for participants from the USA. The percentages are calculated for each group separately. The platforms most frequently mentioned in the “other” option were WhatsApp, Instagram, and ResearchGate (in order of preference). Xing is a business network that is mainly used in German speaking countries
| Platform | Europe (n) % | USA (n) % | Total (n) % |
|---|---|---|---|
| (127) 46 | (62) 49 | (243) 51 | |
| (91) 33 | (20) 16 | (119) 25 | |
| (44) 16 | (34) 27 | (86) 18 | |
| YouTube | (39) 14 | (8) 6 | (57) 12 |
| Google+ | (22) 8 | (5) 4 | (38) 8 |
| Other | (17) 6 | (5) 4 | (29) 6 |
| (3) 1 | (0) 0 | (3) 1 |