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Das Pew-Center hat einen neuen Bericht zur Nutzung von Social-Networking-Diensten veröffentlicht: “Teens, Privacy & Online Social Networks. Managing online identities and personal information in the age of MySpace“. Ich hab den Bericht noch nicht gelesen, deswegen hier nur kurz einige Daten aus der Kurzbeschreibung:

• 55% of online teens have profiles online; 45% of online teens do not.
• Among the teens who have profiles, 66% say they limit access to their profile in some way so that it is not visible to all internet users.
• Among those whose profiles can be accessed by anyone online, 46% say they give at least a little and sometimes a good deal of false information on their profiles. Teens post fake information to protect themselves, but also to be playful or silly.
• Most teens are using networks to stay in touch with people they already know, either friends that they see a lot (91% of social networking teens have done this) or friends that they rarely see in person (82%).
• 49% of social network users say they use the networks to make new friends.
• 32% of online teens have been contacted by strangers online - this could be any kind of online contact, not necessarily contact through social network sites.
• 7% of online teens and 21% of teens who have been contacted by strangers have engaged an online stranger to find out more information about that person.
• 7% of online teens and 23% of teens who have been contacted by a stranger online say they felt scared or uncomfortable because of the online encounter.