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San Francisco, United States (IBwire.com - March 29, 2011) Traditional surveys, while important for capturing important trends, are often based on questionnaires and interviews; however, photographs tell a richer and more complex story.
In light of International Women’s Day, Kizoa.com recently conducted a survey, in which Facebook users could guess why women in photos were smiling, and post their own pictures about what makes them smile.
Of the pictures posted by Facebook users:
- more than 20% of the pictures were group pictures, featuring two or more women smiling together, and in many cases surrounded by their relatives.
- 25% of the pictures were actually photos of children or babies.

Other interesting facts were gleaned from the user comments:
- Latina women voiced concerns about the availability of jobs—both for themselves and for the people in their community.
- Family plays a large part in overall happiness, whether it is immediate or extended.
- Many US women are concerned about their family. One particular concern was voiced about the fate of their family members who serve overseas in the army.

“Kizoa users span many countries and five continents,” explained Meryl Church, Kizoa’s Community Manager. “This gives our online platform a unique viewpoint to single out cultural, social or economic differences.”

About Kizoa: Kizoa is an easy-to-use online photo tool that enables you to create slideshows from your favorite pictures. With Kizoa's unique text, music, and animation effects, the creative possibilities are endless. Slideshow creations can be shared online, through email, embedded in social networks and websites, or converted to a standard video file and burned to DVD for offline viewing.

Website: http://www.kizoa.com