Are women more social on social media?

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In an article I recently read on Forbes.com, it was talking about how women use social media (like Facebook) more than men. It makes sense; women tend to be more social creatures. Out of curiosity, I did a quick poll of some of my friends on Facebook. I asked them to look at their newsfeed on Facebook and then asked if the majority of the activity and the posts were male or female? Surprisingly, every single one said that they had more posts from female friends than male friends. Even when they had more male friends, the majority of the posts were still from their female counterparts. Accoding to Inside Facebook, more women are joining facebook than men, and the fastest growing demographic is women over 55.

Does this mean that women are more likely to get sucked into a virtual world and have a harder time disconnecting form their online life? Or because they tend to be more social, will have an easier time switching between the online world and the real world?

According to that article women use sites like Facebook to socialize, and want to share information about their social lives, men tend to see and use Facebook as a way to gather information. I see these actions mirroring how genders communicate offline as well. When women need to talk about something they are usually just looking to express their feelings and are looking for someone just to listen. However, when men listen, they are often thinking of ways to solve the problem. So when a woman just needs to vent, and just wants someone to listen and if a man is on the other end of the conversation, it is easy to see how there can be miscommunications and how disputes can arise.