The Facts About Kids and Social Networking
The Pew Internet and American Life Project recently released the results of a survey in which they examined how teens are using social networking sites like mySpace and Facebook. The findings may actually take some of the air out of the hysteria surrounding these sites: the least common uses were flirting (17% of respondents) and making new friends (49% of respondents) while the most common was staying in touch with “offline” friends (91%). More importantly, 66% of the group who had online profiles said that they control who has access to their information. Perhaps our students are not as naïve and unguarded as we think. Overall, the study paints a picture of older kids using technology tools to plan and communicate with known friends from the real world. The entire report can be found at:
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