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A slew of statistics, in slideshow format, concerning teen use of Social Network Sites. From Pew Research.

This is a great resource for the evaluation and analysis on the developing interplay between the Internet and our society. The Pew Internet reports look at everything from 'How the internet has woven itself into American life' to 'Online Health Search,' which looks at the places people go on the Internet for health information: "Most internet users start at a search engine when looking for health information online. Very few check the source and date of the information they find." On an aside, one of the interesting things about the title of this project is the use of the word 'Internet.' That term feels outdated now, with everything moving to apps and smart phones.

A report from the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project that deals with the behavior of teens on social networking sites, privacy and safety issues, and the role of parents in online social communities.

relationship between using social networking sites and being engaged in political and other social groups/activities