# How often do you post on Facebook each day? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 3, 2014, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-on-facebook-each-day/680412 "2014-02-03T14:09:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-on-facebook-each-day/680412/1 "2014-02-03T14:09:18Z")
My wife and I have a friend who posts constantly on Facebook, easily 10 times a day. It’s easy enough to just hide her posts, but she’s a lonely soul, and we try to be supportive. But the constant inane updates “I can’t find my stapler” and resharing of meme pictures get old very very fast. We aren’t aware of anyone else that posts this much in a day, and I was just curious as to what everyone else’s normal FB habits are. ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-on-facebook-each-day/680412/2 "2014-02-03T14:24:09Z")
I play games but maybe post once a week, I have friends that post 10-20 times a day. Idiot stuff like, “my cereal is soggy”, “it snowed”, and my favorite “up now”. The rest is sharing things that Snopes proves isn’t true. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-on-facebook-each-day/680412/3 "2014-02-03T14:26:32Z")
I have a couple of friends on there who blast out nonstop meme pictures, to the tune of easily 10+ per day. Both are hidden from my feed. Ain’t nobody got time for that. I have another friend, however, who posts a lot, but all of her posts are interesting, funny, or informative, and very light on the meme forwards. From her, I don’t mind seeing a lot of posts. So, the content matters. I might post 2-3 times a day max, I think. I don’t really pay much attention. Never much more than that, though. These days I’m kind of shifting over to Tumblr, anyway. edit: Yeah, the people who feel the need to announce every day when they have got up and when they are going to bed are mystifying to me. I don’t need to know that you’re turning in for the night. I am not hanging on your every word, waiting breathlessly for your next update. If you don’t post for 8 hours I will assume that you, like the rest of the human race, probably went to sleep. (Or, more likely, I will not think of you at all.) ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-on-facebook-each-day/680412/4 "2014-02-03T15:12:05Z")
Once or twice a week. Got a friend who posts the usual conservatard stuff, so I tend to knee-jerk react to some of his stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-on-facebook-each-day/680412/5 "2014-02-03T15:17:50Z")
You really need a choice between 0 and 1. Some weeks, I’ll check daily and either like or comment on other people’s posts. Some weeks I’ll check once or twice. Other weeks I give it a miss entirely. I start posts maybe once a month. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-on-facebook-each-day/680412/6 "2014-02-03T15:22:33Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > You really need a choice between 0 and 1. Yup - I realized that after I posted and went to vote on it myself. I average less than a post/day as well. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-on-facebook-each-day/680412/7 "2014-02-03T15:24:17Z")
New updates or posts from my own page: I maybe average two a day. With some days being none at all and some day being several. Responding to friends posts: depends on how much they are posting, maybe several responses to various friends daily. I also have a training program I coordinate the local animal shelter that has a FB page. I am on there a lot updating info and responding to posts and questions and such. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-on-facebook-each-day/680412/8 "2014-02-03T15:50:53Z")
I post about once a month, i.e., an average of 0.03 times per day, so 0 is the closest for me. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-on-facebook-each-day/680412/9 "2014-02-03T15:52:31Z")
On average, 1-2/day, but that is mostly commenting on other stuff. There are some days I post much more prolifically, others not at all. My status updates are probably, on average, 1-2/week. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-on-facebook-each-day/680412/10 "2014-02-03T15:57:51Z")
I try to limit status updates to one every other day. Some days I will have a link/share in the same day as a status update. Yesterday I had 3 posts, Super-Bowl-related. I don’t think I have many friends that over-share with status updates but I do have some friends who clearly log in for a bit, share a ton of links with little or no commentary, and log off, never sharing a lick about what is actually going on with them, just passing on other people’s junk. ---
**Author:** ![Skara\_Brae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Skara\_Brae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skara_Brae)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-on-facebook-each-day/680412/11 "2014-02-03T15:58:13Z")
I post very rarely, unless I’m someplace interesting. When I was in NYC, I posted about 4-5 times a day, but that was mainly check ins and pictures. For just normal day-to-day stuff, I post about once every two months. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-on-facebook-each-day/680412/12 "2014-02-03T16:11:04Z")
Each day? Should probably have options for less frequently than that. I think I posted 4-5 times in the last month, which would put me closer to zero. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-on-facebook-each-day/680412/13 "2014-02-03T16:28:20Z")
Honest to goodness zero. I don’t have a Facebook page and have never had desire to have one, even back in the My Space days. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-on-facebook-each-day/680412/14 "2014-02-03T16:31:07Z")
It varies, but I do tend to post more than less. I occasionally include pictures and memes but only if they really make my laugh. I do share articles I find informative. I try not to be too annoying, but I’m sure some find me too much and others don’t mind. I guess I try to be thoughtful about what I post and try not to make it too stupid. ---
**Author:** ![rsat3acr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@rsat3acr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsat3acr)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-on-facebook-each-day/680412/15 "2014-02-03T16:45:59Z")
never even seen facebook ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-on-facebook-each-day/680412/16 "2014-02-03T16:59:47Z")
Fuck Facebook. 'Nuff said. ---
**Author:** ![VernWinterbottom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c67d28/32.png) [@VernWinterbottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VernWinterbottom)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-on-facebook-each-day/680412/17 "2014-02-03T17:00:16Z")
Depends on the day. On my personal account I sometimes don’t even post once a day. I have a page connected to my job, though, and I post and/or share other posts several times a day during work hours. ETA: To those who have no use for Facebook, last fall I organized and promoted a brand new town event almost entirely by facebook and it turned out to be a nice little festival with about 30 vendors and very good attendance. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-on-facebook-each-day/680412/18 "2014-02-03T17:03:38Z")
Varies. I’ll go a week without posting, then post 20 times in one day. I also post on UnTapped, a social drinking app. Anyone else on UnTapped? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-on-facebook-each-day/680412/19 "2014-02-03T17:06:04Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > I guess I try to be thoughtful about what I post and try not to make it too stupid. Same here. My posts usually generate discussion, even if it is just a picture of my dogs at play. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-on-facebook-each-day/680412/20 "2014-02-03T17:08:28Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Fuck Facebook. 'Nuff said. Facebook is great, depending on how you use it. The reality is that I wouldn’t nearly have as much contact with nieces and nephews and my cousins and sisters that live really far away if it wasn’t for Facebook. I also stay in contact with people form my past that I do care about but would probably never phone or write to on a regular basis. We communicate multiple times a day over Facebook- some trivial stuff, some very important stuff that would be impossible to share as often without it. I can say in all sincerity that I’m closer to the day to day living of my friends and family now than I had been in the past, thanks to Facebook. It’s worth dealing with whatever downside there is to get all that good stuff. > [@kayaker](#): > > Same here. My posts usually generate discussion, even if it is just a picture of my dogs at play. Mine, too. I usually don’t have many posts that don’t generate some hysterical (or interesting) conversation. My family and friends are really funny and good writers. I’ve had other friends comment on funny my family really is. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-on-facebook-each-day/680412.md?page=2)