For teens, blogging is so 2006, Pew survey finds

February 5, 2010

Teenagers and young people spent less time blogging over the past three years as social networks like Facebook surged in popularity, according to a Pew Research Center study released Wednesday. Only 14 percent of teens and 15 percent of young adults reported that they were actively blogging — down from a rate of 28 percent for both groups in 2006. Facebook’s emphasis on short status updates is one possible reason for this shift.

The study also showed that only 8 percent of teenagers use Twitter, indicating that the growth of the microblogging service is driven by older audiences. Sixty-six percent of teens answered that they prefer texting to tweeting.

However, teenagers and young people are still active in social networking: 52 percent of those surveyed had memberships in more than one social network, up from 42 percent in 2008.

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