Amanda Lenhart
Amanda Lenhart
Amanda Lenhart is a senior research specialist at the Pew Internet & American Life Project who resides in Washington, D.C. She has published numerous articles and research reports, many of which focus on teenagers and their interactions with the internet and other new media technologies...
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We found that the Internet and dating-type activities aren't just happening on dating sites.
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One in six Internet-using adults in the U.S., or 25 million people, have sold something online. The figure is higher for Web users who have access to broadband Internet connections.
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I would emphasize in the end that parents and kids think the Internet is a good thing. They realize it has its flaws, but in the final tally they believe it is a positive thing in their kids' lives.
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The Internet is providing people with the 'anytime, anywhere' yard sale. People are able to sell to a wider variety of potential customers than those who visit a local yard sale.
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Our sense from talking with these teens is that the Internet expands their network of friends. They keep in touch with people they normally would not because instant messaging can be a more casual way of talking with someone you met at summer camp or someone you have not seen in awhile.
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What's going on with these technologies that are relatively complex is that teens have a bit more spare time than adults do, and they have more opportunities to play with technology. That's what they're doing: They're playing with it. It's a toy. When you play with something, you take it apart, you look inside it, you turn it around. ... I think adults are less likely to do that. They just want it to work.
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There is something different about communications that are mediated by a piece of technology; it is easier to talk about difficult subjects, and that is both good and bad. You don't see the person's upper lip tremble. You don't hear their voice quiver. You don't get those external, non-textual cues.
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Online dating sprung out of newspaper personals. Except now, most people are aware of who is doing it and don't see there is a stigma of desperation.
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We're seeing things that have always happened before, with teens saying and doing inappropriate things. They just didn't happen in such a public way.
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It debunks the myth of the tech-savvy boy,
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People in their 30s are the ones who are doing this. They just have more stuff to sell, that's got a lot to do with it.
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Text messaging is popular for two reasons: It's mobile, and it's quiet,
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Whether you meet someone offline or online, email and other forms of online communication now play host to some of the most crucial interactions in the early stages of a relationship.
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Whether you meet someone offline or online, e-mail and other forms of online communication now play host to some of the most crucial interactions in the early stages of a relationship.