Quick Poll: 86% don't lock status updates!!

Yesterday, while writing my research paper I came across a research that studied a correlation between activity and privacy. The research had found that the users who frequently engage in content-contributing activites on Facebook, are more likely to modify their settings, than those who share on the site less frequently. Furthermore the research indicated:

"This makes sense given that those who regularly post content may be more conscious of their audience, i.e., who might see the content they are publishing and also how this content might be perceived."

I disagree. Even though that there are statistics to prove otherwise. And I want to incorporate this in my research paper. So I did a quick poll where I asked Facebookers:

Do you lock your status updates?

This is what they answered:

44) No. I didn't know you could lock them. And why would you - what is the purpose?

answering 44): To group the updates, so the messages you send our is targeted a specific audience, and only them can read.

45) No

46) No

47) No, I didn't know you could do that.

48) No, I didn't know you could do that either.

49) No, I had no idea you could do that

50) Yes

51) Nope

52) No

53) No... locking? or reading? I read... I had no idea you could lock the status update!

54) No I don't

55) No, I didn't know that it was an option

56) Nope

57) Nay

58) Yes

59) No

60) I don't. I have only "censored" by status updates once. I guess it's because of laziness (amount of time it takes to think about who I want/don't want to see, plus actually clicking the button) LAZY! :) And then, I'm not offended to see others' status updates that I know don't include me. Once again, people can always hide you or unfriend you if they tire of your updates.

question for 60):  so you arent concerned with people seeing the content of what you are posting?

60) No--I am who I am. I'm certainly not perfect and it's a lot less work just saying it then trying to keep up a facade!!! See, Lazy! :)


61) I didn't know you could lock your status updates!

62)  I've blocked a couple of status updates, either for specific groups, or specific people. I do this when it is something either very personal, that I don't want the entire FB world to know, or honestly, I've done it when the status involved a specific group and/or person.

63)  lol didnt know you could do that! =)

64)  Wow...didn't know you could even do that. Might be fun to try, now that I know. Hmmm, so that means my kids can lock me from seeing their status updates??? That shouldnt be right. Well least not the 2 still at home



In total 21 answered the poll. 

said no: 18
said yes: 3
said they didn't know that it was an option: 9


In percentage that means that:

86% said that they don't lock the status update 
14% said that they do,  
and 43% indicated that they didnt know it was an option.