Sunday, March 23, 2014

Teens & Technology: Understanding the Digital Landscape by Amanda Lenhart


Lenhart, A. (February, 25 2014).
Teens & technology: Understanding the digital landscape
. Retrieved from http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/02/25/teens-technology- understanding-the-digital-landscape/

"Amanda spoke to students in the school of Public Health at George Washington University about how adolescents ages 12 to 17 are using the internet, social media, and mobile phones in their daily lives. The talk includes data on smartphones, tablets, and youth who use mobile devices to go online most of the time, as well as data about apps and privacy. "

Today's teens are very tech savy.  95% of teens use the internet and 93% have a computer or access to one.  What is changing with teens and the internet is that they are going "mobile".  Many of today's teens have have a cell phone with access to the internet.  78% of teens have a cell phone, 37% of all U.S. teens own a smart phone.  Teens are using their smart phones to diversify their social media.  Increasing numbers show teens utilizing social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Many teens are shying away from Facebook and using sites such as snapchat and Tumblr.  Although teens are spending more time online, they are also taking time to manage their "social privacy" by deleting people, posts and pictures from their media sites.



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