Teens are engaging in online content creation more and more. Blogging is up, video posting is up. This recent PEW study shows that numbers in all categories across the board are up from 2004. This isn't really surprising, but some of the conclusions regarding activity level by gender and restrictions on accessibility are.
According to PEW:
“Girls continue to dominate most elements of content creation. Some 35% of all teen girls blog, compared with 20% of online boys, and 54% of wired girls post photos online compared with 40% of online boys. Boys, however, do dominate one area - posting of video content online. Online teen boys are nearly twice as likely as online girls (19% vs. 10%) to have posted a video online somewhere where someone else could see it.”
Uploading content allows teens to create an online dialog. Nearly three-quarters of all online teens have reported both receiving and commenting on content such as blog posts, photos, and videos. However, it isn’t so much about broadcasting themselves to the whole world as much as to their social circle. When it comes to posting photos, only 21% of teens say they “never” restrict access to the images they upload, compared to 39% of adults.
Marta Strickland
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