Did you know that? ..

... 77% of teens between 12 and 17 own a game console?

74% of teens between 12 and 17 own an iPod or Mp3 player?

71% of teens between 12 and 17 own a cell phone?

60% have a desktop or laptop computer?

55% have a portable gaming device like a DS or a PSP?

Which of these tools do you own?

Image source:

http://hexus.net/gaming/items/ds/6410-nintendo-ds-connects-opera-web-browser/

http://www.teachtechno.com/things-to-consider-while-buying-a-portable-mp3-player/

Our layout

So, just a quick "poll". What do you think of the layout of our blog? What would you change? What do you like? What don't you like?

Write in the comment section, we assure you that we will be reading all comments and taking your opinions into consideration!

Dependency on social media

I'm going to start out with being honest here. I'm one of those people who at parties and gatherings just sit and stare at my phone (mainly Facebook and Twitter).

But I can't be the only one, who is becoming increasingly annoyed by the fact that people always stare at their phones rather than just talking.

Of course I can't speak for anyone but myself and my family, but it's getting worse and worse, but are we the only ones? Or are there other people out there that feels like people are getting more dependent on social media ...?

Image source: http://www.medianovak.com/blog/business-tips/social-media-skills/

Use of Social Media sites

We recently found this picture,
while searching for some information.

Now, if you look at these various pictures, you will be able to see, first of all what gender mainly uses the sites, and secondly what age groups mainly use this site. Does any of this surprise you, or is it like you expected?

We want to know, which ones of these groups do you belong in? Does it perhaps bother you that you belong in more than one of these ?


Image source: http://www.theappgap.com/top-5-social-media-myths.html

Info about our "facts" posts ...

As some of you may have noticed, our "Facts" posts, are about Americans. We, in this group, have decided to start out with some facts about the American youths use of social media, so you could say that we are kind of working on an American project.

It's only temporarily though, we are trying hard to find interesting new facts so we can expand. We try to find very similar facts ( as the American ones ), but from other parts of the world, so we in the end will be able to compare these different continents.

What do you think about that? Is that okay with you, or do you have another suggestion for us?

Fact about teenagers and social media #2

Today we have another bit of exciting facts for you ;)!

Another study, of Amanda Lenhart, shows th

at 65% of the American teenagers use "an online social networking site". 61% of those teenagers, send their friends messages through "social networking sites".

( We're aware that there is a difference in what our statistics and the pictures says, but we thought that the picture would be relevant anyway! )

Project http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic786630.files/Teens%20Social%20Media%20and%20Health%20-%20NYPH%20Dept%20Pew%20Internet.pdf

Image source: http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/15477/46-Million-Americans-Check-Social-Media-Sites-Multiple-Times-Per-Day-New-Data.aspx

PEW

A very important source of ours for information, is "PEW Internet & American Life Project". It is one of their seven projects of providing free "fact tanks" about the American populations life and daily routines.

http://www.pewinternet.org/

Fact about teenagers and social media #1

Hello people, today we have our first bit of facts about teens use of social media ;).

A study from Amanda Lenhart from April 2009, shows that  93% of (American) teenagers, between 12-17, actually go online? 63% of those teenagers go online every day ...

From: PEW Internet & American Life Project.