Despite wall-to-wall coverage of Twitter, nearly three-quarters (74%) of Brits think Facebook ‘rocks the most’ compared with its social media rival, according to the ‘Rocks or Sucks’ poll carried out by swiftcover.com.

The online motor insurer also found that the innovative iPhone ‘rocked the most’ with the UK, as voted for 68% of those surveyed compared with 32% who voted for the Blackberry, whilst in terms of IT brands Microsoft still rules over Apple with 66% saying that Microsoft ‘rocks’.

Tina Shortle, marketing director of swiftcover.com, says: “Our poll shows that 2009 really was the year that social media grabbed the public’s imagination, from Facebook and Twitter through to the great social networking gizmos like the iPhone.

“With the growing number of great iPhone apps and online services, social media and the internet are sure to ‘rock’ even more in 2010.”

Elsewhere, nearly eight out of ten people (79%) said that Katie Price, the glamour model formerly known as Jordan, ‘sucked the most’ last year, whilst in sport 67% of Brits said that disgraced golfer Tiger Woods ‘sucked’. In a tumultuous year for politics, 62% of people said Gordon Brown ‘sucked the most’ compared with 38% who voted for opposition leader David Cameron.

swiftcover.com’s Rocks and Sucks – What rocked?

• 74% said Facebook rocked the most, compared with 26% who said Twitter
• 68% said the iPhone rocked, compared with 32% who said the Blackberry
• 66% said Microsoft rocked, compared with 34% who said Apple
• 62% said Sir Terry Wogan rocked, compared with 38% who said Chris Evans

Swiftcover.com’s Rocks and Sucks – What sucked?

• 79% said Katie Price sucked the most, compared with 21% who said Lady GaGa
• 67% said Tiger Woods sucked, compared with 33% who said Thierry Henry
• 62% said Gordon Brown sucked, compared with 38% who said David Cameron
• 68% said traffic jams sucked, compared with 32% who said airline strikes

Poll amongst 2016 people