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May 6, 2004 12:20 PM PDT
More teens flock to the Web
JupiterResearch predicted in a study that the number of teenagers who go online in the United States will jump to 22 million in 2008 from the current average of 18 million. The study, released Thursday, picked a core group of "teen influencers," who make up around 17 percent of online teenagers and heavily influence both their friends and families. That group spends the most time online--around eight hours per week.
Unlike adults, teenagers spend less time on the Net than watching TV. During the estimated seven hours a week they spend online, most teenagers regularly use instant messaging and browse online content like personal pages and blogs.
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Keep in mind that overall computer use among teens is greater than this story would suggest - they spent a lot of time using doing non-Internet based tasks. I'm also surprised the story didn't mention online gaming - while certainly not as popular as IM, the number of gamers is significant, and they tend to spend more hours online.
Dan Appleman
Author "Always Use Protection: A Teen's Guide to Safe Computing" www.alwaysuseprotection.com