** My Intellectual Flakes **

PEW/Internet published a report on teens and social media. The full report is available here. I just want to highlight some points from the report that struck me most.

Basically use of web-based social media is central to teems life. 64% of teens (12-17) have experience with online content creation of certain type, be it blog, photos or video. 55% have set up profiles on social-networking website like Facebook. 28% of online teens write blogs and gender difference is salient in this respect. Girls tend to blog more than boys. However boys excel girls in uploading and producing videos. Those who use social networking websites are more likely to write blog, read and post comments on friends’ blogs. Posting images (still or video) is important part of their digital life and often engender online interaction. When it comes to online security, teens seem to be sensible than adults. Most teens restricted access to their online content.

Multi-channel teens layer each new communications opportunity on top of pre-existing channels. Communications patterns among teens are shifting as their array of options grows. These multi-channel teens are super communicators who will use any tool at their disposal, but cell phones, instant messaging applications, and social networking channels rank higher in the panoply of their communications choices when compared with landline and face-to-face communication outside of school.

Compared to other digital media, email is the least favorite one among teens for daily social interaction.