Teens Love Facebook Updates Not Blogging
Blogging is kind of boring for teens and young adults, who love to keep in touch with their friends on Social Networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace, according to a new study, Pew Internet & American Life Project report on social media and mobile Internet use among young people. The study also says that since 2006, blogging has dropped tremendously among teens and young adults, but interestingly rising among older adults. As the tools and technology embedded in social networking sites change, and use of the sites continues to grow, youth perhaps exchanging ‘macro-blogging’ for microblogging with status updates, says the study.
Pew survey reports via Networkworld -
In 2006, 28% of teen Internet users were blogging, and now only 14% do so. Adult blog use is steadily increasing, with one in 10 online adults now maintaining a blog. [Seventy-three percent] of wired American teens now use social networking websites, a significant increase from previous surveys, “Just over half of online teens (55%) used social networking sites in November 2006 and 65% did so in February 2008.
Young people ages 18 to 29 act more like teens when it comes to social networking, with 72% of web users in the age group are using social network sites. Facebook remain the most popular social network for both young adults and adults 30 and older. On the other hand, among young adults, 71% of people with a social network profile use Facebook, 66% use MySpace and 7% use LinkedIn. Pew Survey also found out that wireless internet use rates are especially high among young adults, and the laptop has replaced the desktop as the computer of choice among those under thirty.
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February 5th, 2010 at 12:49 pm
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September 7th, 2010 at 4:15 am
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October 24th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
What a interesting post my friend. I am a facebook addict and mostly spend my time playing some facebook games and just chatting out with my colleages. Surely, there are so many ways we can use facebook and I really love using it. I hope they have something more new to come for all of us.
February 28th, 2011 at 1:32 pm
Well, whatever teens are interested to do online nowadays doesn’t dismiss the importance of parental supervision to prevent these kids from sharing the most personal details of themselves – which can possibly exploit them.
I just hope teens these days do realize their limits in sharing out information online.
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