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The UP-CMC study categorizes the Filipino Facebook users into six types: THE (FACE)BOOKWORM. These are users who are always updated on the people on their Facebook network, incessantly checking and reading status updates. PAIMPORTANTE. These are users with a constant stream of status updates on their lives, utilizing the site like an online diary or planner. IKAW NA ANG BAD TRIP. These are users who use their status messages as a venue to vent and rage about their everyday life. APPDATED. These are users who only log in to engage in Mafia Wars, harvest crops in Farmville, and serve customers on Café World. NAG FACEBOOK KA PA. These are users who use the site only to connect with friends and do not utilize Facebook’s unique features like applications and chatting. PAPANSIN. These are users who post status messages – whether positive or negative – directed at other people, without explicitly naming who these people are. The study says these six types are not only reflective of the...

Where:             r = correlation between X and Y        ∑X = Sum of test X ∑Y = Sum of test Y ∑XY = Sum of the product of X and Y N = Number of cases ∑ X2  = Sum of squared X scores ∑ Y2  = Sum of squared Y scores The steps in computing Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient (r) are as follows: 1.      1.  Find the sum of X and Y 2.      2.   Square all X and Y values. 3.       3.  Sum X2  and Y2 . 4.      4.   Multiply X and Y. 5.       5.  Get the sum of the product XY. 6.       6.  Apply Formula