What The Kids Are Up To

"These teens were born into a digital world where they expect to be able to create, consume, remix, and share material with each other and lots of strangersIn a very literal sense, the whole world's a stage for them."

The youth blogging trend is being spearheaded by girls, said the report. A quarter of them aged 15 to 17 who are online blog, compared to 15% of boys.

"For American teens, blogs are about self-expression, building relationships, and carving out a presence online"

"Most young people aren't spending their time at the highly-trafficked A-list blogs. They're reading and creating the 'long-tail' of blogs, personal sites read by networks of friends and family."

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Pew Report

01:59 AM    November 05, 2005    Comments 0

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