Twitter is booming a social media destination for US teenagers who complain about too many adult sand too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study about online behavior.
It said teens are sharing more personal information about themselves even as they try to protect their online reputations.The key is that there are fewer adults, fewer parents & just simply less complexity, said Mr. Amanda Lenhart of the Pew Research Center, one of the studys authors.
They still have their Facebook profiles,but they spend less time on them and move to places such as Twitter, Instagram & Tumblr.
In the poll, 94 % of teens who are social media users have a profile on Facebook flat from the previous year. 26% of teen social media users were on Twitter.That's more than double the figure in 2011 of 12 %.
In what may be a concern to parents, more than 60 % of the teens with Twitter accounts said their tweets we republic,meaning any one on Twitter friend, foe or / stranger can see what they write and publish. About one-quarter of kids said their tweets were private,and 12 % said they did not know whether their tweets were public or private.
Teens are also sharing much more than in the past. More than 90 % of teen social media users said they have posted a picture of themselves up from 79 % in 2006, the poll said.
7 in 10 disclose the city or / town where they live, up from nearly 60 % over the same time period. And 20 % disclose their cell phone number up sharply from 2 % in 2006.
Even so, Parry Aftab, an attorney & on line child safety advocate, said kids seem to be exercising more caution about their posts. They are sharing. This is their life, Aftab said in an interview.
But they tend to be sharing personal stuff far better than they ever did before. The poll suggested teens are also taking steps to protect their reputations & mask information they don't want others to see. For example, about 60 % of teen social media users said they have deleted or / edited something that they had published.
Percentage of teen social media users who use.
Year 2011 2012
Facebook 93 94
Twitter 12 26
Instagram - 1
Myspace 24 7
You tube 6 7
Tumbir 2 5
Google Plus - 3
Pinterest - 1
It said teens are sharing more personal information about themselves even as they try to protect their online reputations.The key is that there are fewer adults, fewer parents & just simply less complexity, said Mr. Amanda Lenhart of the Pew Research Center, one of the studys authors.
They still have their Facebook profiles,but they spend less time on them and move to places such as Twitter, Instagram & Tumblr.
In the poll, 94 % of teens who are social media users have a profile on Facebook flat from the previous year. 26% of teen social media users were on Twitter.That's more than double the figure in 2011 of 12 %.
In what may be a concern to parents, more than 60 % of the teens with Twitter accounts said their tweets we republic,meaning any one on Twitter friend, foe or / stranger can see what they write and publish. About one-quarter of kids said their tweets were private,and 12 % said they did not know whether their tweets were public or private.
Teens are also sharing much more than in the past. More than 90 % of teen social media users said they have posted a picture of themselves up from 79 % in 2006, the poll said.
7 in 10 disclose the city or / town where they live, up from nearly 60 % over the same time period. And 20 % disclose their cell phone number up sharply from 2 % in 2006.
Even so, Parry Aftab, an attorney & on line child safety advocate, said kids seem to be exercising more caution about their posts. They are sharing. This is their life, Aftab said in an interview.
But they tend to be sharing personal stuff far better than they ever did before. The poll suggested teens are also taking steps to protect their reputations & mask information they don't want others to see. For example, about 60 % of teen social media users said they have deleted or / edited something that they had published.
Percentage of teen social media users who use.
Year 2011 2012
Facebook 93 94
Twitter 12 26
Instagram - 1
Myspace 24 7
You tube 6 7
Tumbir 2 5
Google Plus - 3
Pinterest - 1
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