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Why Higher Education Institutions Should Pay Closer Attention to Social Networking Websites

Long time, no post. So, first let me wish you a happy new year.

According to “Social Networking Websites and Teens: An Overview,” the latest Pew Internet Research Project Data Memo published yesterday, it looks like 2007 could be the year of the social networking websites.

I know I’ve been saying it for a while, but it doesn’t hurt to back it up with fresh statistics, which is exactly what this report brings to us.

The telephone survey was conducted last October and November among a national sample of 935 youths ages 12 to 17. They were asked how and why they use these social networking sites.

Below are a few highlights, but you should definitely download and read this 10-page report available in PDF

There’s definitely more to this report. If time permits, I’ll try to post more about it later today or this week.