This page will show how social media is both a positive and negative influence on young people in today's society.Feel free to discuss your thoughts or...Read More.his page will show how social media is both a positive and negative influence on young people in today's society.
Among adult Facebook users, the average (mean) number of friends is 338, and the median (midpoint) number of friends is 200. In other words, half of all Facebook users have more than 200 friends, and half have less than 200. Younger users tend to have significantly larger friend networks than older users: 27% of 18-29 year old Facebook users have more than 500 friends in their network, while 72% of users age 65+ have 100 friends or fewer.
1 Facebook is more likely to show content from people and celebrities you interact with regularly. 2  Yes, Facebook knows exactly how much you like Ryan Gosling, and it's more than willing to enable your obsession. 3  Facebook prioritizes showing you posts that have a significant number of likes, shares, and comments.acebook is a surprisingly competitive place. The average user has about 190 friends on the site who pump out a combined 1,500 updates on a daily basis.