Smartphone and Social Media Usage: Men vs. Women (Infographic)According to a new infographic, men turn to social media channels more than women for business and dating. Women, meanwhile, look for sharing with friends, self-help information and how-to information.

ByCatherine Clifford

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The old adage -- "Men are from Mars, women are from Venus" – absolutely holds water when it comes to how consumers usemobile technology.

Men turn to social media for business reasons more than women do, according to datacompiled in the infographic belowby personal finance website FinancesOnline.com. Men also, somewhat surprisingly, turn tosocial mediafor dating purposes more than women do.

Women, on the other hand, are more likely than men to use social media to stay in touch with family and friends, share photos with friends and to find how-to information.

Similarly, men and women look to their smartphones for different reasons when they interact with brands. Men are more likely than women to scan a QR code or coupon code. Women, meanwhile, are more likely to follow a brand on social media so that they stay up to date about deals.

Related:Mobile Phones Are Changing Retail. Here's How. (Infographic)

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Smartphone and Social Media Usage: Men vs. Women (Infographic)

Catherine Clifford

Senior Entrepreneurship Writer at CNBC

Catherine Clifford is senior entrepreneurship writer at CNBC. She was formerly a senior writer at Entrepreneur.com, the small business reporter at CNNMoney and an assistant in the New York bureau for CNN. Clifford attended Columbia University where she earned a bachelor's degree. She lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. You can follow her on Twitter at @CatClifford.

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