Saudi Social Media

 

After 2013 survey that saudis are the highest percentage of using twitter. Also that saudis are the most spends time online in social media thats surprising to most of you, however it’s not for me. I can see from being from Saudi Arabia that most of the Saudi spend so much time being online including my parents. I have bookmark an article that  talk more in depth about social media use by saudis users. It published by The Economist

Social media is used of socializing method since over 200k citizen are living overseas seeking knowledge in foreigner universities , like my case. Other using Social media, specially twitter, to express their anger anonymously toward the government. Youth using Social media to pick up dates in their conservative society. Sport is a big motive for saudis to use social media and post about their favorite team. Female are using it for posting about their    interest in soccer too .

I think one of the great motive for saudi to use media is the free time they have from this luxury life they live.  I used the social media most in the car when I get ride to places. stay home mother are mostly active in the morning when their maid are doing the house task instead of them. I think the weather has impact into it. Saudi Arabia is so hot the summer and so cold in the winter which limit the outdoor activity for youth, so that makes them spend more time indoor surfing the internet. The events are going on right now and being all over the traditional media made the youth so overwhelm. That is I think one of the reasons why they go to social so they can choose what they want to watch and follow in the are of interest