Financial talk not welcome on Facebook

by Ed Bowsher on 10 February 2010  |  1 comment
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Check out the results of our survey on what people use Facebook for....

I've always been a bit slow when it comes to fashion and trends. I had lived on this earth for 41 years before I used hair gel for the first time and I've only started to watch 'The Wire' in the last week. 

I was similarly slow when it came to Facebook and didn't become an active user until 2009. But like many late converts, I'm pretty keen these days and log in at least once a day. 

One thing has struck me though. Just about everything I've seen on Facebook has been pretty light and social. People don't seem to be talking much about more serious stuff. A bit of politics maybe, but that's it. 

Anyway, here at lovemoney.com we thought we'd do a survey on what our readers are using Facebook for. 

Here are the results: 

How lovemoney.com users use social media sites 

So most people aren't using Facebook for finance. I think that's a shame. Talking about money may not be very British but I think it's a good way to improve your financial skills and knowledge. To get the ball rolling, we've set up a lovemoney.com Facebook page. Let the conversation begin....