Pennsylvania Gets a c in social networks - Yahoo! News

While Pennsylvania can boast of having the most livable city America with Pittsburgh, the State falls to the environment and the back of the pack when it comes to social networking. A study by men's health magazine has produced a list of the top 100 cities socially networked in America. The result puts Philadelphia at no. 49 and Pittsburgh No. 63. The cities have also marked in a format map of report with the city of Eastern Pennsylvania earning a C + and the town of Western Pennsylvania PA win a C-.

Men's health has compiled data from several sources. After they have identified a number of Facebook and Linkedln per capita in each of the major cities of the States, the publication has used a third party to identify the Web generated from social networks traffic. Finally, they calculated the percentage of homes in each region that read blogs or engage in chat rooms. Once all the data have been acquired the grading and grades were given.

While Washington was a pleasant surprise in the No. 1 slot, with a hotspot knowledgeable tech such as Seattle and a giant of the population as New York, the Centre of the Government of the United States logical full as the city the more socially networked in America. The value of constant communication in D.C. is a priority for many organizations and political figures. Even the President Barack Obama uses Twitter, although sometimes.

The low implementation of two of the largest cities of Pennsylvania is something surprising, not because the cities are that low on the list, but because the cities that rank above them. The duo of Pennsylvania was beaten severely by Burlington, VT, no. 13; Wilmington,., no. 22; same Fargo, s.d., is ranked No. 46. The revival of Pittsburgh technology has certainly not been as encompassing as thought and possibly residents of Philadelphia need to communicate a little more.

Whereas the classification may or may not reflect the demographic characteristics with particular areas, such things as the college population, the average age of residents, and even changes in income, the classification is important as far as the content average c.

Social networking can be a powerful tool for development of business and personal relationships, but must be balanced with the right combination of contacts as well. This study is perhaps simply evidence that Pennsylvania is beginning to recognize the value and at the time of departure to adopt technology.

Of course, the only real way to tell is when the next study is completed. Until then the inhabitants of the Keystone State will have to work on their social networking skills.

Jason Gallagher is a former resident professional Pennsylvania and long trip. These experiences give him a first-hand look to developing situations in the State and everything what is included in the travel technology trends industry.