The Anchor WATCH_YOUR_SPACE Survey

In Januray 2006, workng with members of the Anchor Youth Centre we interviewed over 400 young people from all around Ireland about how they used websites such as Bebo, My Space, You Tube etc. This is what we found:

• 69% of them access these websites more than 3 times a week, over a third were doing this every day.
• 15% of those surveyed said that they had more than one profile on their favourite social networking websites.
• Posting comments on friends’ profiles was the most popular activity, followed by sharing/watching videos, and then sharing/viewing photographs.
• The least liked features were the whiteboards, bands, and polls.
• 71% of the those interviewed said that their profile was public.
• 12% admit to displaying their mobile phone number on their profile, 8% display their home address, 49% display their date of birth, and 79% display their full name.
• Young people are primarily using these sites to stay in touch with friends that they see often.
• One in eight says that their main reason for using these sites is to make new friends.
• Three-quarters have ‘added’ randomers who they have only ever met online.

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