By Alexandra Chang
ACSI report finds that users are dissatisfied with Facebook, and the mobile
experience is just one of the reasons. Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired
As ubiquitous as Facebook is, it turns out a lot of people don’t actually
like using the social network giant. On the other hand, users are giving Google+
a warmer reception than they did before.
The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), which measures the customer
satisfaction of businesses across 47 industries, released its latest
report for e-business on Tuesday. The survey reveals customer satisfaction
levels for social media platforms, search engines and portals, and news and
information sites.
Of the 20 companies featured in the report, Facebook took the biggest hit in
customer satisfaction this year, dropping from a mediocre 66 out of 100 rating
last year to an even less satisfactory score of 61 this year. This makes
Facebook among the five lowest-scoring companies of the 230 companies measured
in ACSI’s reports. Nonetheless, Facebook dominates the social media space with
more than 900 million users, so what the ACSI is really telling us is that
Facebook is the addiction we hate, but just can’t kick.
Google+, which has a laughably small user base size compared to Facebook,
debuted on the ACSI report with a much higher customer satisfaction score of 78
out of 100. That’s a 17-point difference from Facebook. The survey attributes
Google+’s high marks to the social platform’s “superior commitment to privacy,”
lack of traditional ads, and overall better mobile
experience. Those surveyed by ACSI expressed distaste for Facebook’s Timeline
feature, ads and privacy policies. And it’s no secret that Facebook’s mobile
app needs a major refresh and speed boost.
“If Google+ continues to attract users at an aggressive pace, Facebook will
run the risk of losing its main competitive advantage over time,” the ACSI
report states.
Overall, people aren’t especially satisfied with today’s social media
offerings. Twitter, LinkedIn and Pinterest all appeared for the first time in
ACSI’s report with less-than-impressive scores. Twitter received a 64 out of
100; LinkedIn got 63; and Pinterest debuted at 69. Users have been the most
consistently satisfied with Wikipedia, which maintained its 78 out of 100 from
last year, and YouTube, which got a 73, down from last year’s 74.
Search engines and portals are performing much better. Google took the lead
in the search space with a score of 82 out of 100. Bing followed closely behind
with an 81 — a good sign for Microsoft as the company has made strides to revamp
the Bing experience in the past several months. Even Yahoo and AOL weren’t
too far behind, though fewer people actually use their services. Yahoo got a 78
and AOL got a 74.
As for news websites, ACSI only included major, mainstream news sites like
FoxNews.com, CNN.com, and NYTimes.com. FoxNews.com garnered the highest score of
84 out of 100 — the best customer satisfaction level of any other e-business
included in the report. Overall, news sites got an average score of 73.
The key takeaways? Users aren’t very happy with social media, especially
Facebook. But at least Google+ is getting a warmer reception. People have a
generally positive relationship with their search engines, and the 70,000 or so
people surveyed by ACSI, for some reason, like FoxNews.com.
Source: Wired
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