According to a recent PEW research report on family friends and community sees the use of social media in teen life expanding.

An amazing 59% of all American teenagers engaging in online content creation and 55% of teens online use social networking.

Teens and Social Media The use of social media gains a greater foothold in teen life as they embrace the conversational nature of interactive online media.

Teenagers are creating online media content faster than previously expected. Girls dominate blogging with 35% of all teen girls writing blogs, compared with 20% of online boys, whereas boys are dominating video content by nearly twice as much as girls.

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The article also highlights the fact that Teens are becoming especially focused on where they post their content and who's viewing or commenting on it.