More social networking-users prepared to pay for Facebook over LinkedIn, Twitter

Over 30 percent of Facebook users said they would pay to use the site if they had to, according to a survey done by Abrams Research.

At last week's Social Media Week in New York, Abrams Research asked about 200 "social media leaders" their thoughts on the future of social media. Out of those interviewed, 32.2 % chose Facebook, followed by 29.7% choosing business-networking site LinkedIn.

The contrast of Facebook's more interactive features (photos, status updates, newsfeed, tagging) while compared to the more simple networking functionality of LinkedIn suggests that many people find social networking most valuable for making professional connections while still having a fun layout to play with.

Surprisingly enough, Twitter,  the top pick for business use, came in third with 21.8%.

Below is the full list of the stats found:

  1. Which social media service would you be most likely to pay for?

  Facebook 32.2%

  Linkedin 29.7%

  Twitter 21.8%

  YouTube 13.4%

  MySpace 1.5%

  Digg 1.5%

  2. What social media service would you advise a business pay for?

  Twitter 39.6%

  Linkedin 21.3%

  YouTube 18.8%

  Facebook 15.3%

  Digg 3.0%

  MySpace 2.0%

  3. Which social media service will be the first to die?

  ImInLikeWithYou.com 41.1%

  Bebo 12.4%

  FriendFeed 8.9%

  Meetup.com 8.4%

  Flixster 6.9%

  Digg 5.0%

  Last.fm 3.0%

  Other 14.4%

  4. Which corporation has done the best job of using social media? (Respondents were asked to choose

  one; these were the most popular choices, ranked accordingly)

  1. Zappos (online shopping site)

  2. Obama (campaign and presidency)

  3. CNN

  4. Comcast (“Comcast Cares”)

  5. Jetblue

  6. Dell

  7. Burger King

  8. NPR

  9. New York Times

  10. Ford