US teens wary of social networking sites

Vikingod · Jan 8, 2007, 02:04 PM

Source: PC Pro
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In spite of the high profile of social networking websites such as MySpace and FaceBook, US teens are not flocking to them en-masse. According to recent research from the Pew Internet Project, little more than half are using them.

The headline 55 per cent total may strike you as being on the low side and this is, in fact, the Pew perspective: 'There is a widespread notion that every American teenager is using social networks, and that they're plastering personal information over their profiles for anyone and everyone to read,' says Pew's Amanda Lenhart. 'These findings add nuance to that story - not every teenager is using a social networking website, and of those that do, more than half of them have in some way restricted access to their profile.'

Jan 8, 2007, 02:04 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	US teens wary of social networking sites Source: PC Pro __________ In spite of the high profile of social networking websites such as MySpace and FaceBook, US teens are not flocking to them en-masse. According to recent research from the Pew Internet Project, little more than half are using them. The headline 55 per cent total may strike you as being on the low side and this is, in fact, the Pew perspective: 'There is a widespread notion that every American teenager is using social networks, and that they're plastering personal information over their profiles for anyone and everyone to read,' says Pew's Amanda Lenhart. 'These findings add nuance to that story - not every teenager is using a social networking website, and of those that do, more than half of them have in some way restricted access to their profile.'