The use of social media – from blogging to online social networking to creation of all kinds of digital material – is central to many teenagers’ lives. Some 93% of teens use the internet, and more of them than ever are treating it as a venue for social interaction – a place where they can share creations, tell stories, and interact with others. The Pew Internet & American Life Project has found that 64% of online teens ages 12-17 have participated in one or more among a wide range of content-creating activities on the internet, up from 57% of online teens in a similar survey at the end of 2004. ô 39% of online teens share their own artistic creations online, such as artwork, photos, stories, or videos, up from 33% in 2004. ô 33% create or work on webpages or blogs for others, including those for groups they belong to, friends, or school assignments, basically unchanged from 2004 (32%). ô 28% have created their own online journal or blog, up from 19% in 2004. ô 27% maintain their own personal webpage, up from 22% in 2004. ô 26% remix content they find online into their own creations, up from 19% in 2004. The percentage of those ages 12-17 who said “yes” to at least one of those five content-creation activities is 64% of online teens, or 59% of all teens. In addition to those core elements of content creation, 55% of online teens ages 12-17 have created a profile on a social networking site such as Facebook or MySpace; 47% of online teens have uploaded photos where others can see them, though many restrict access to the photos in some way; and 14% of online teens have posted videos online. The current survey marks the first time questions about video posting and sharing were asked.
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