S O C IA LNE TW O RK I NGS E RV I CE S By Jiayi Chen

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IM PAC TS O N TEE NS

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A social networking service (also social networking site, SNS or social media) is an online platform that is used by people to build social networks or social relations with other people who share similar personal or career interests, activities, backgrounds or real-life connections. [1]

73% of online teenagers use SNS, which is an increase from 65% in 2008, 55% in 2006. [2]

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In what aspects are teens influenced by

SNS?

G RO W T H E N V I RON M EN T

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Parents as digital mentors media literacies

embedded in everyday interactions and lifestyle

activities [3]

However, e-family appears nowadays.

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“We are witnessing the transformation of the American living room into a multiscreen communication and entertainment hub.” — Lutz Koepnick [1]

As adolescents’ preoccupation with SNSs potentially take priority over and interfere with everyday family activities, SNS use among adolescents has been linked with greater parent-youth conflict and less time with parents. [6]

EVEN WORSE

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LE AR N I N G E N V I R ON M EN T

80% of respondents reported using social media to seek out information. [4]

Enhanced learning opportunities

Middle and high school students are using social media to connect with one another on homework and group projects. For example, Facebook and similar social media programs allow students to gather outside of class to collaborate and exchange ideas about assignments. [5]

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62% of online teens get news about current events and politics online. [2]

17% of online teens report they use the internet to gather information about health topics that are hard to discuss with others such as drug use and sexual health topics. [2]

31% of online teens get health, dieting or physical fitness information from the Internet. [2]

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Research for useful information

S O C I A L I N T E RA C T I O N

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“I would like to meet more new friends online.”

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“Facebook gives them things to gossip about.”

[4]

“We are getting closer because of Facebook.”

FR I EN DS H I P QUAL I T Y

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43% of their high school student participants believed that SNS use made them feel closer to their friends (Reich and colleagues, 2012). [6]

Cross-sectional studies show that SNS use is associated with enhanced relationship quality and intimacy. [6]

Are we as a society becoming more concerned with Facebook "friends" than we are with the people we interact with face-to-face in our daily lives? [9]

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Lack of Privacy

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21% of teens believe it is safe and harmless to post personal information,

including photos. [9]

70% teens read magazines (Deloitte). [7]

L E I S U R E A N D E N T E RTA I N M E N T

“The current generation of teens is best served with digital products and special issues.” — Paul Caine, EVP,

Time Inc. [7]

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But now, magazines do NOT need to be in print.

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64% of respondents reported that they used social media as a source of entertainment. Some of the entertainment activities reported were playing games, listening to music, and watching videos.[4]

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SE LF - I DE N T I TY

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“Who am I ?”

“Am I cute? Am I fat? Am I ugly?”

The Internet allows adolescents to make connections with people like themselves. [6]

SNS use provides opportunities for self-disclosure and, in some circumstances, demands self-disclosure. [6]

G OOD

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SNS can make it more difficult to form an identity.

B A D

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Teens often adapt their online

identities almost like creating a

brand. [8]

Work Cited1. “Social Networking Service.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 19 October, 2016. Web. 21 Oct, 2016.2. Lenhart, Amanda; Purcell, Kristen; Smith, Aaron; Zickuhr, Kathryn (2010-02-03). “Social Media & Mobile Internet Use among Teens and Young Adults.” Millennials. Pew Internet & American Life Project. 07 Nov, 2014. Web. 21 Oct, 2016.

3. Module 1 lecture material.4. Whiting,Anita; Williams, David. ”Why people use social media: a uses and gratifications approach", Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal, Vol. 16 Iss: 4, pp.362 - 369. Web. 21 Oct, 2016.

5. O'Keeffe, Gwenn Schurgin; Clarke-Pearson, Kathleen; Council on Communications and Media. “The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families.” Pediatrics. Vol. 127, No. 4. 01 April, 2011. Web. 21 Oct, 2016.

6. Shapiro, Lauren A. Spies; Gayla Margolin. “Growing Up Wired: Social Networking Sites and Adolescent Psychosocial Development.” Clinical child and family psychology review 17.1 (2014): 1–18. PMC. Web. 21 Oct, 2016.

7. Module 3 lecture material.8. Johnson, Chandra. “Growing up digital: How the Internet affects teen identity.” Deseret News: National. 28 May, 2014. Web. 21 Oct, 2016.

9. McGillivray, Nick. “What Are the Effects of Social Media on Youth?” TurboFuture. 12 Oct, 2015. Web. 21 Oct, 2016.

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