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UK Study on Children and Social Networks

An Ofcom study from the UK shows these data:
49% of children 8-17 have an online profile
22% of 16+ have an online profile
On average adults have profiles on 1.6 sites
63% of 8 to 17-year-olds with a profile use Bebo
37% of 8 to 17-year-olds with profile use MySpace
18% of 8 to 17-year-olds with a profile use Facebook
59% of 8 to 17-year-olds use social networks to make new friends
16% of parents do not know if their child’s profile is visible to all
33% of parents say they set no rules for their children’s use of social networks
43% of children say their parents set no rules for use of social networks
Source: Ofcom
See the report here.
Social Networking: A quantitative and qualitative research report into attitudes, behaviours and use (72 page PDF)
April 2008
A BBC analysis is here.
Stephen

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Posted on: June 5, 2008, 10:49 am Category: Uncategorized

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  1. Thanks, very interesting ! I’d also recommend the following article as a summary of social network’s impact on children:
    http://www.myhowtoos.com/en/red-hot/49-are-social-networks-good-for-our-children