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Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Teens and Social Media

Teens are socializing online and by cell phone more than ever, although email is now "uncool," according to a study by the Pew Institute.

Over 63% of teens own cell phones, and 55% use them every day to talk with friends. Fifty-five percent have profiles on social networks like Facebook and MySpace, and 41% use these websites to communicate with friends every day. Over 40% of girls and 20% of boys blog or keep online diaries.

The "Teens and Social Media" study involved interviews with persons ages 12 to 17 years old between 2004 and 2006.

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Labels: cell_phones, email, internet

posted by ByParents-forParents at 9:22 PM

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