More Than Half of U.S. Teens Use Social Networking Sites

55% of the U.S. teens surveyed by the Pew Internet & American Life Project use social networking sites, and 85% of them use MySpace most often. About half visit a social network site at least once a day.

Reasons to visit a social network site:

  • To stay in touch with friends you see a lot: 91%
  • To stay in touch with friends you rarely see in person: 82%
  • To make plans with your friends: 72%
  • To make new friends: 49%
  • To flirt with someone: 17%

For more on social networking, read eMarketer’s Social Network Marketing: Carving Out Some MySpace report.

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