Facebook Me, Facebook My Dog

Here at OSM we do enjoy a good infographic, which are pictorial forms of displaying information, and among our recent articles about infographics were a look at how small businesses are using social media and another attempting to predict winners of the Grammys 2011 using social media. Now though for all you dog lovers we have a great one to look at about social networking and man’s best friend.

It appears, almost unbelievably, that some dogs now have their own Facebook and Twitter accounts and now a survey has been conducted by Lab 42, according to Charlie White over on Mashable, into the connections between social networking, dog enthusiasts and dogs themselves. The survey took place online using social networks and involved several hundred adults of varying ages and backgrounds.

The survey asked those involved if their dog/s had Facebook, Twitter, Flickr or YouTube accounts. 14% of said their dogs had Facebook accounts while 86% (the sane ones?) said theirs did not. 6% said their dogs had Twitter or Flickr accounts while amazingly 27% said their dogs had a YouTube account. Of the dogs who had Facebook accounts the majority, 42%, had between 1 and 25 facebook friends but a staggering 3% had 500+ facebook friends.

The survey also asked questions such as how often do you pick up your dog/s poop, (53% said every time), and how much money people estimated they spent on their dogs yearly. 35% said they spent between $500 and $1000 while 1% said they spend $10,000 + every year. For a look at the full infographic and more details head to the Mashable link above. We’re still reeling at the knowledge that some owners are setting up Facebook and other social networking accounts for their dogs. Are you one of those people and if so why? Does your dog get something out of it? Let us know with your comments.