Online Video Gaining Popularity with Teens, Survey Says

According to a new study from the Pew Internet & American Life Project on “Teens & Online Video:”

• 37% of Internet users ages 12-17 participate in video chats with others using applications such as Skype, Googletalk, or iChat. Girls are more likely than boys to have such chats.
• 27% of Internet-using teens 12-17 record and upload video to the Internet. One major difference between now and 2006 is that online girls are just as likely these days to upload video as online boys.
• 13% of Internet-using teens stream video live to the Internet for other people to watch.
• Social media users are much more likely than those who do not use social media to engage in all three video behaviors studied.

All of this may explain why another recent survey says that 60% of US parents now spy on teen’s Facebook accounts.