Risks, Opportunities, and Realities of Children's Internet Usage: A Few Moments with Sonia Livingstone. As Social Psychology Professor and Head of the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Sonia Livingstone is one of the most respected researchers in the growing sector of children’s online risk and safety. Livingstone directs LSE’s research project, EU Kids Online, a 25-nation thematic network funded by the EC’s Safer Internet Programme looking at children, young people and the Internet in an effort to supply policy makers with the best possible advice on how to educate and protect against online risks and opportunities.
This past September, she and members of her network released one of the largest studies of its kind to date, Risks and Safety on the Internet, a detailed, face-to-face survey, which interviewed 25,000 European children and their parents across 25 countries. “Talk of digital natives obscures children's need for support in developing digital skills.” What led to this finding? It’s a puzzle is it not? Presentations and outputs - EU Kids Online - Research - Department of Media and Communications.
Books O'Neill, B., Staksrud, E., & McLaughlin, S. (2013)Towards a better internet for children? Policy pillars, players and paradoxes. Gothenburg: NordicomFlyer and purchase information| Livingstone, S., Haddon, L., & Görzig, A. (eds) (2012). Children, risk and safety on the internet: Kids online in comparative perspective. Abstracts| Livingstone, S. & Haddon, L. Outputs Below is a list of recent publications and other project outputs: Books, chapters, research presentations, stakeholder presentations, media coverage| Recent presentations Below are PDFs of Powerpoint presentations from the project Donoso, V. (2014) 'E-Safety and Kids|', Google Tech Summit, April Livingstone, S. (2013) 'In their own words'|.
Livingstone, S. (2012) 'Understanding the relation between risk and harm: theory, evidence and policy regarding children's internet use|.' Livingstone, S. & Hasebrink, U. (2011). Haddon, L. (2011). Stald, G.(2011). Šmahel, D., Ševčíková, A., Macháčková, H. & Šerek, J. (2011). 2009 Conference. Www.spirto.health.ed.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/SPIRTO_Newsletter_Feb2014.pdf. The experiences of 11-16 year olds on social networking sites. The experiences of 11-16 year olds on social networking sites NSPCC research February 2014 This report describes the experiences of 11-16 year olds on social networking sites and the strategies they use to deal with things that upset them online. Researchers conducted an online self completion survey in December 2012 of 1,024 11-16 year olds in the UK. The report found that 28% of children aged 11-16 with a profile on a social networking site have experienced something upsetting on it in the last year.
Key findings Download the full report: The experiences of 11-16 year olds on social networking sites (PDF, 1.24MB) Please cite as: Lilley, C., Ball, R. and Vernon, H. (2014) The experiences of 11-16 year olds on social networking sites. References and further reading Ofcom (2013) Children and parents: media use and attitudes report (PDF). Livingstone, S. et al (2010) Risks and safety for children on the internet: the UK report (PDF). Related content Print this page. New Tab. UCL Social Networking Sites & Social Science Research Project | Global Social Media Impact Study Blog UCL UCL Social Networking Sites & Social Science Research Project. The Little Prince is probably the novel which I have read the most times. Each time I read it, I am warmly touched.
Amid field work, I am reading it again. My favorite part is the conversation between the fox and the little prince, when the fox tells the little prince that meaning of ‘to tame’ is to ‘establish ties’. “Just that,” said the fox. “To me, you are still nothing more than a little boy who is just like a hundred thousand other little boys. I have to quote the whole lot what the fox said, not only because it is beautifully written, but also it reminders me of a recent talk between myself and my informant LX about QQ (social media) permission settings. LX is a sweet factory girl who is 19-year-old. There are six online status of QQ (see the screenshot below): I am online; Q me (chat with me); Away; Busy; Do not disturb; and Invisible.
I felt honored to realize that I am the second person who can ‘see’ LX when she is ‘invisible’ to others on QQ (the first one is her boyfriend). 5 sites teens flock to instead of Facebook - Slide Show. If your kids aren’t on Facebook, where are they? Try Snapchat, a start-up Mark Zuckerberg reportedly just tried -- and failed -- to acquire for $3 billion. There’s no need to burn after reading: This app’s files self-destruct. The service is designed for savvy teenagers who don’t want to leave an Internet footprint. Released in September 2011, users can send “Snaps” — photos or videos — that last between 1 and 10 seconds, depending on the limit set by the sender. It already has 100 million users and 350 million snaps sent daily, according to a spokeswoman for the app. Twenty-six percent of 18- to 29-year-olds with cellphones use Snapchat, according to Pew Research Center, compared with 5% of 30- to 49-year-olds and 3% of 50- to 64-year-olds. Parents might want to monitor and check in on their kids’ social media activity from time to time, says Kelli Krafsky, coauthor of the book “Facebook and Your Marriage,” but “Snapchat is impossible to check.”
Www.unicef-irc.org/publications/pdf/lse olol final3.pdf. Www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/research/socialmediasociallife-final-061812.pdf. Beyond the digital divide: young people and ICT - CfBT. This website uses anonymous cookies to improve your experience of our website. Read more Beyond the digital divide: young people and ICT Date: 17 June 2013 The concept of the 'digital divide' has long been used to justify provision of free or discounted computer equipment to school students in the UK, yet 95% of households with children now have access to the internet. Only 3% of the nation's young people can be described as 'non-users' (with no access to the internet anywhere), a group that is not representative of any one socioeconomic class. This perspective paper, and its technical paper companion, describe the results of a literature review which investigates the digital divide in the UK.
This report makes a number of key recommendations in the form of challenges to some of the debate's key stakeholders: Research library Anna Riggall Research manager Email Email Anna You must enter a suggestion close. Part 3: Reputation Management on Social Media. By Amanda Lenhart, Kristen Purcell, Aaron Smith and Kathryn Zickuhr Overview Since 2006, blogging has dropped among teens and young adults while simultaneously rising among older adults.
As the tools and technology embedded in social networking sites change, and use of the sites continues to grow, youth may be exchanging ‘macro-blogging’ for microblogging with status updates. Blogging has declined in popularity among both teens and young adults since 2006. Blog commenting has also dropped among teens. 14% of online teens now say they blog, down from 28% of teen internet users in 2006.This decline is also reflected in the lower incidence of teen commenting on blogs within social networking websites; 52% of teen social network users report commenting on friends’ blogs, down from the 76% who did so in 2006.By comparison, the prevalence of blogging within the overall adult internet population has remained steady in recent years. Teens are not using Twitter in large numbers. Thoughts on Pew’s latest report: notable findings on race and privacy.
Yesterday, Pew Internet and American Life Project (in collaboration with Berkman) unveiled a brilliant report about “Teens, Social Media, and Privacy.” As a researcher who’s been in the trenches on these topics for a long time now, none of their finding surprised me but it still gives me absolute delight when our data is so beautifully in synch. I want to quickly discuss two important issues that this report raise. Race is a factor in explaining differences in teen social media use. Pew provides important measures on shifts in social media, including the continued saturation of Facebook, the decline of MySpace, and the rise of other social media sites (e.g., Twitter, Instagram).
When they drill down on race, they find notable differences in adoption. Most of the report is dedicated to the increase in teen sharing, but once again, we start to see some race differences. Teens’ practices on social media also differ by race. Teens are sharing a lot of content, but they’re also quite savvy. Media//Files/Reports/2013/PIP_TeensSocialMediaandPrivacy_FINAL.pdf. How Teens Share Information on Social Media.
Teens on Facebook: What They Share with Friends. The typical (median) teen Facebook user has 300 friends. The larger a teen’s network, the more likely they are to have a wider variety of friends and share more personal information. In the interactive below, click through the range of network ‘friend’ sizes to see changes in what they share, and how they compare to all teen Facebook users. The % of Facebook-using teens who say they have shared their… * Teens with 1-150 friends All teen Facebook users The % of Facebook-using teens who are friends with… Interests: movies, music, books City or town where they live Personal cell phone number Friends at school Extended family Other friends that don't go to your school Brothers or sisters Parents Other people you have never met in person Teachers or coaches Celebrities, musicians or athletes *This question originally asked teens to think about the information they post to the social networking site they use most often.