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What makes an online service a social media service in Finland 2016

What makes an online service a social media service among young people in Finland in 2016

The data displays the results of a survey among young people on what makes an online service a social media service in Finland in 2016. During the period under survey, roughly 72% of the respondents stated that the possibility to communicate with other users makes an online service a social media service.

Messaging / the possibility to talk to or speak with other users	82
People have the possibility to communicate with each other	72
Possibility to read contents created by other users	71
Public and restricted messaging (private messages)	70
Possibility to comment other users' contents	70
Possibility to create content	65
Registration (user name or real name)	47
Logging in with personal login information	41
Possibility to create social groups	39
Possibility to associate user name/ name with pictures	37
Other	1

What makes an online service a social media service in Finland 2016

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