By — Hari Sreenivasan Hari Sreenivasan Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/pew-report-for-teens-blogging-on-decline-as-social-media-use-grows Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Pew Report: For Teens, Blogging on Decline as Social Media Use Grows Science Feb 3, 2010 3:59 PM EDT Amanda Lenhart of the Pew Internet & American Life Project dropped by The Rundown to outline the highlight of their latest report examining social media use among teens and young adults. Among the major findings were: Just 8 percent of Internet users ages 12 to 17 reported that they use Twitter. Blogging is declining as a means of communication for teens. Many teens are migrating from MySpace to Facebook. Three-quarters of teens and 93 percent of adults ages 18 to 29 have a cell phone. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Hari Sreenivasan Hari Sreenivasan Hari Sreenivasan joined the PBS NewsHour in 2009. He is the Anchor of PBS NewsHour Weekend and a Senior Correspondent for the nightly program. @hari
Amanda Lenhart of the Pew Internet & American Life Project dropped by The Rundown to outline the highlight of their latest report examining social media use among teens and young adults. Among the major findings were: Just 8 percent of Internet users ages 12 to 17 reported that they use Twitter. Blogging is declining as a means of communication for teens. Many teens are migrating from MySpace to Facebook. Three-quarters of teens and 93 percent of adults ages 18 to 29 have a cell phone. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now