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June 18, 2007
Thoughts from Jon - June 18
I want to start off by thanking those of you who have taken an interest in this project and left comments. I think it is truly amazing that those who are working and interested in this project all have the same goal in mind, to make the best better! After all that is what we do here in the 4-H program so why not take what we have and make it better. Better for today’s youth and the volunteers and staff that serve them here in this great program.
I recently ran across a survey that was preformed by Amanda Lenhart and Mary Madden with Pew Internet and American Life Project. The entire survey was focused on social networking websites and teens. It was found that 55% of youth ages 12-17 use online social networking sites and that 55% have created online profiles. This comes as no surprise to me in this time of online social craze!
Here are some interesting quick facts from the Pew/Internet survey:
- 66% of teens who have created a profile say it is not visible to everyone
- 48% visit their sites daily or more often
- 91% say they use the sites to stay in touch with friends they commonly see
- 82% say they use the sites to stay in touch with friends they don’t see often
- In ages 12 and 13, 41% say they have created a online social profile
- In ages 14-17, 61% of teens report creating an online profile
I think it is important to note that recently Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook (one of the largest social networking websites), gave a speech on May 24, 2007. He stated in that speech that they were growing at a rate of 100,000 users a day, coming out to 3% a week. This survey was done Oct. 23 through Nov. 19, 2006, just imagine the growth among teens since that time as a whole not just through Facebook.
Please continue to comment and let us know about your feelings on Access 4-H!
Posted in category Our Thoughts at 5:10 PM