Online content creation is an increasingly popular pastime among American teens, but there are sharp differences in the media preferred by boys and girls, according to a new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. A full 64 percent of online teenagers ages 12 to 17 engage in at least one type of content creation today, up from 57 percent of online teens in 2004, according to the report, entitled “Teens and Social Media.” However, the type of content preferred varies dramatically between genders, with girls dominating blogging and boys tending to choose video.
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Boys Post Video, Girls Blog, Both Hate E-Mail
Posted by: Katherine Noyes December 20, 2007 12:06 PMOnline content creation is an increasingly popular pastime among American teens, but there are sharp differences in the media preferred by boys and girls, according to a new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. A full 64 percent of online teenagers ages 12 to 17 engage in at least one type of content creation today, up from 57 percent of online teens in 2004, according to the report, entitled “Teens and Social Media.” However, the type of content preferred varies dramatically between genders, with girls dominating blogging and boys tending to choose video.