A new study has shed some light on the ways that teenagers are
using social media, which has quickly established itself an
important – and influential – part of their everyday lives. Some
90 percent of 13-17 year olds have used social media, placing it
ahead of texting (87 percent), email (77 percent) and instant
messaging (63 percent), with one in five saying that platforms
such as Facebook and Twitter make them feel more confident. The
survey was undertaken by Common Sense Media, who polled more
than 1,000 13-17 year-olds around the USA – essentially the
first generation to have “grown up” on Facebook. The survey
showed that nine in ten teens had used social media overall,
with 27 percent having used Twitter. 51 percent of teenagers
visit a social networking site daily (second in usage only to
texting). Facebook was the social network of choice amongst
teens, with more than two-thirds (68 percent) using this
channel. Twitter captured second place (6 percent) and Google+
finished third alongside MySpace, wit