A visit to the information mall: Web searching behavior of high school students
Journal of the American Society for Information Science - Special topic issue: youth issues in information science
Design criteria for children's Web portals: the users speak out
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
I Found It on the Internet: Coming of Age Online
I Found It on the Internet: Coming of Age Online
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives
Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives
Understanding and designing cool technologies for teenagers
CHI '11 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Integrating local and remote worlds through channel blending
Proceedings of the ACM 2012 conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work
Going to college and staying connected: communication between college freshmen and their parents
Proceedings of the ACM 2012 conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work
Relationships and social rules: Teens’ social network and other ICT selection practices
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
How and why teenagers use video chat
Proceedings of the 2013 conference on Computer supported cooperative work
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The study develops an in-depth picture of teens' thoughts and opinions related to social networks and ICT's, particularly preferences towards, and concerns related to, their use. Using a series of six semi-structured focus group interviews, data were gathered from 45 high school seniors attending a highly technological public high school. Focus group questions included 1) preferred methods for communicating with friends and family; 2) reasons for engaging or not engaging in online social networking; 3) how ICT's for social networking and other communication purposes were selected; and 4) decisions related to accepting online "friends." Findings contradicted earlier "digital natives" literature, which suggests that teens are avid users of technology for technology's sake. Instead, the teens viewed ICTs and social networks from a more pragmatic view, using them as tools for quick and easy communication and for relationship building and maintenance. General findings indicated that 1) communication media were selected based on the closeness of the relationship with the message receiver(s) and the number of intended receivers; 2) social networks, such as Facebook, were used for less frequent contact with wider range of friends and relatives; 3) teens used ICTs differently for communication with adults than with peers; and 4) teens preferred to use email for interactions with teachers. An eight-category typology of four ICT capability preferences (Simplicity of interface design/Ease of use, Speed of use, Constant contact/Ubiquitous communication, and Multitasking) and four ICT use concerns (Information privacy, Information security, Communication overload; and Reduced face-to-face communication and interaction) is proposed.