Pew survey of 743 US teens: 81% feel social media makes them more connected, 69% say it helps diversify friend groups; 26% say it makes them feel worse
escaping the tyranny of geography. http://twitter.com/... Margarita Noriega / @margarita : Incredible: only 37 percent of teenagers believe that social media helps people their age find trustworthy information http://www.pewinternet.org/... via @pewinternet http://twitter.com/... @pewinternet : Share of teens who say they have a close friend who is of a different... Gender 61% Race/Ethnicity 60% Religion 46% https://pewrsr.ch/2Atwnzr pic.twitter.com/qDxPgmea6h @pewinternet : 44% of teens say they at least sometimes unfriend or unfollow people on social media. Top reasons for doing so: Drama 78% Posting too often 54% Bullying 52% https://pewrsr.ch/2TUkcEx pic.twitter.com/eaUtwZ6L6w @pewinternet : Older teens are more likely than younger teens to have a close friend who is someone they first met online https://pewrsr.ch/2Atwnzr pic.twitter.com/bSqZfr0mMB @pewinternet : % of U.S. teens who say the following *positive* things about social media: Feel more connected to friends 81% Think it helps teens interact with a more diverse group of people 69% Feel as if they have people who support them through tough times 68% https://pewrsr.ch/2KEISgd pic.twitter.com/pJIjk8gntN @pewinternet : % of teens who say they at least sometimes post ___ on social media: Things only their closest friends would understand 50% Selfies 45 Updates on their location, what they're doing 42 Videos they've recorded 41 Things they want to go viral 29 https://pewrsr.ch/2KEISgd pic.twitter.com/jRdjLPHuk1 @pewinternet : Share of teens who say social media makes them feel more... Included 71% Excluded 25% Confident 69% Insecure 26% https://pewrsr.ch/2KEISgd pic.twitter.com/OfEL2gGXvS Christopher Mims / @mims : the kids are all right (but that never makes headlines) http://twitter.com/... Katie Notopoulos / @katienotopoulos : Contrary to what you might think, 81% of teens say social media is good for them and helps them connect with friends, makes them outgoing, and introduces them to more diverse friends and viewpoints (this was not written by a teen) http://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... @mat : I said the same thing about cigarettes when I was 15: A majority of today's teens say social media helps them with friendships and actually makes them feel goodhttps://t.co/AcWoCNwtK5 via @katienotopoulos