Twitter Alert: Britons on social networking sites

Britons spend an average of 16 minutes surfing social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter while lying in bed.

The survey, conducted by Travelodge, found that over 70 per cent of British adults update their social networking profiles lying in bed, spending an average of 16 minutes every night checking social networking sites.

Britons also spend an average of nine minutes per night sending text messages to friends and family, reports The Telegraph.

More than a quarter of those questioned said they did their supermarket shop in bed, while 10 per cent pay their bills online from under the duvet.

More than half of those surveyed said the first thing they did after waking up was to check their mobile phone for texts or e-mails, and one in 10 admitted to responding to messages before even getting out of bed.

“We have become a nation of ‘online-a-holics’,” said UK based psychologist Corinne Sweet, “But there is a time and a place for social networking, and that’s not between the sheets, as it can be detrimental to our well being.

“By texting, tweeting and surfing the web in bed, we are nodding off with a busy mind which impacts upon our quality of sleep during the night.”

Celebrities are also Twitter obsessed and we present the top ten tweets celebrities posted this week.

Conan O’Brien

So excited — today WikiLeaks will reveal what channel TBS is on.

Ali Zafar

Your life is not yours alone. You owe it to your Creator, your parents, family and people around you especially those (who are) less privileged.

Tyra Banks

As much as I love travelling the world, a lot of times I’m just loving sitting alone in my room with a good book.

Neil Patrick Harris

A million followers. Radical. Thanks for reading the stuff I write. I’ll try not to misspell words very often.

Preity Zinta

Finally now I can end this crazy year with a smile. Met Salman Khan the other night and he made us laugh till we had tears in our eyes.

Ben Stiller

I feel an incredible sense of accomplishment when I see “Tweet successfully updated!”

Atiqa Odho

A woman is empowered further if she feels confident about the way she looks.

Sania Mirza

Off Twitter for a few days guys. Take care all of you, love to all.

Jemima Khan

Calling me “a socialite” is such a lazy way for journalists to undermine me and the Assange defence.

Anupam Kher

We could never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joys in the world.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 20^th, 2010.