Facebook status updates shall be creepy and revealing, but they are able to also help predict if you’re more likely to find yourself dumped. Naturally, there’s good news and bad news to be found inside the data.
David McCandless , the man behind one of the vital stunning data visualizations we’ve posted prior to now , gave a rather fascinating TED talk ages back. And what stood out among the complete clever trivia and tidbits about data were the statistics he shared about romances.
Apparently David and his team looked at about 10,000 Facebook status updates and hunted for patterns with regards to break ups. Their discoveries? You’re in all probability to get dumped on Mondays, right before Spring Break, right before Christmas, and in the future before the summer holidays.
The good news concerning the whole mess is that plainly people feel quite bad about dumping someone right on Christmas Day, so you’ll be able to breathe a little easier while unwrapping your presents. [ Mathias Mikkelsen via Anthony De Rosa via Geekosystem ]
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