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Teens, Privacy & Online Social Networks How teens manage their online identities and personal information in the age of MySpace |
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Notes for this articleFully 55% of online teens have profiles; here is a rundown of the kinds of information they post: ô 82% of profile creators have included their first name in their profiles ô 79% have included photos of themselves. ô 66% have included photos of their friends. Teens, Privacy & Online Social Networks - ii - Pew Internet & American Life Project Summary of Findings ô 61% have included the name of their city or town. ô 49% have included the name of their school. ô 40% have included their instant message screen name. ô 40% have streamed audio to their profile. ô 39% have linked to their blog. ô 29% have included their email address. ô 29% have included their last names. ô 29% have included videos. ô 2% have included their cell phone numbers. ô 6% of online teens and 11% of profile-owning teens post their first and last names on publicly-accessible profiles; ô 3% of online teens and 5% of profile-owning teens disclose their full names, photos of themselves and the town where they live in publicly-viewable profiles.
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AbstractMany teenagers avidly use social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook, and employ a variety of tools and techniques to manage their online identities.
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