how r u??? Lesbian and Bi-Identified Youth on MySpace

Crowley, M. Sue

doi:10.1080/10894160903058881

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“…There is a slight increase in declared Christians of various types (chi-square p = 0.003 for year on changes, p > 0.05 for all profiles changes). No change in active members' declared sexual orientation was found (chi-square p > 0.05, Table 11), with a continued straight overwhelming majority, although there are gay enclaves within MySpace (Crowley, 2010), and some may hesitate to publicly declare sexual orientations other than straight.…”

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confidence: 56%

Social network site changes over time: The case of MySpace

Wilkinson

Thelwall

2010

J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci.

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The uptake of social network sites (SNSs) has been highly trend-driven, with Friendster, MySpace, and Facebook being successively the most popular. Given that teens are often early adopters of communication technologies, it seems reasonable to assume that the typical user of any particular SNS would change over time, probably becoming older and covering different segments of the population. This article analyzes changes in MySpace self-reported member demographics and behavior from 2007 to 2010 using four large samples of members and focusing on the United States. The results indicate that despite its take-up rate declining, with only about 1 in 10 members being active a year after joining, the dominant (modal) age for active U.S. members remains midadolescence, but has shifted by about 2 years from 15 to 17, and the U.S. dominance of MySpace is shrinking. There also has been a dramatic increase in the median number of Friends for new U.S. members, from 12 to 96-probably due to MySpace's automated Friend Finder. Some factors show little change, however, including the female majority, the 5% minority gay membership, and the approximately 50% private profiles. In addition, there has been an increase in the proportion of Latino/Hispanic U.S. members, suggesting a shifting ethnic profile. Overall, MySpace has surprisingly stable membership demographics and is apparently maintaining its primary youth appeal, perhaps because of its music orientation.

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Social network site changes over time: The case of MySpace

Wilkinson

Thelwall

2010

J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci.

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“…Among these 18 excluded reports, 10 examined aspects of SNSs (profiles, groups, networks, posts), [40-49] four reported using SNSs to recruit participants [50-53] and three examined the association between the use of SNSs and sexual health and behaviour [54-56]. One report described an intervention to reduce references to personal sex practices and substance use on publically available user profiles [57].…”

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A systematic examination of the use of Online social networking sites for sexual health promotion

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BackgroundIn recent years social networking sites (SNSs) have grown rapidly in popularity. The popularity of these sites, along with their interactive functions, offer a novel environment in which to deliver health promotion messages. The aim of this paper is to examine the extent to which SNSs are currently being used for sexual health promotion and describe the breadth of these activities.MethodsWe conducted a systematic search of published scientific literature, electronic sources (general and scientific search engines, blogs) and SNSs (Facebook, MySpace) to identify existing sexual health promotion activities using SNSs. Health promotion activities were eligible for inclusion if they related to sexual health or behaviour, utilised one or more SNSs, and involved some element of health promotion. Information regarding the source and type of health promotion activity, target population and site activity were extracted.Results178 sexual health promotion activities met the inclusion criteria and were included in the review; only one activity was identified through a traditional systematic search of the published scientific literature. Activities most commonly used one SNS, were conducted by not-for-profit organisations, targeted young people and involved information delivery. Facebook was the most commonly used SNS (used by 71% of all health promotion activities identified), followed by MySpace and Twitter. Seventy nine percent of activities on MySpace were considered inactive as there had been no online posts within the past month, compared to 22% of activities using Facebook and 14% of activities using Twitter. The number of end-users and posts in the last seven days varied greatly between health promotion activities.ConclusionsSNSs are being used for sexual health promotion, although the extent to which they are utilised varies greatly, and the vast majority of activities are unreported in the scientific literature. Future studies should examine the key factors for success among those activities attracting a large and active user base, and how success might be measured, in order to guide the development of future health promotion activities in this emerging setting.

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“…Based on the knowledge that peers who have friends (either through social network sites or in "real life") who use condoms are more likely to use condoms themselves, two University of Southern California scholars, Eric Rice and Eve Tulbert, are designing an HIV prevention campaign using social network sites and viral video specifically aimed at homeless youth. Similarly, discussion venues on social network sites are important spaces for sexual minority young people to share their experiences (Crowley 2010;Dennis 2010).…”

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Resource and Risk: Youth Sexuality and New Media Use

Pascoe

2011

Sex Res Soc Policy

108

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Some contemporary moral panics orbit around youth sexuality and new media use. This article addresses those moral panics by investigating teenagers' practices regarding new media and sexuality. New media technologies are central parts of young people's social, romantic, and sexual lives. These communication technologies are important in their practices of meeting, dating, and breaking up. New media technologies also provide important resources about sexual health and identities. However, these informational and relational resources are not equally available to all young people. Indeed use and access to new media technologies often mirrors the contemporary ordering of economic, racialized, and gendered power. Additionally, while youth are aware of online safety practices, some youth are more vulnerable to online risks than others.

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how r u??? Lesbian and Bi-Identified Youth on MySpace

Cited by 14 publications

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Social network site changes over time: The case of MySpace

Social network site changes over time: The case of MySpace

A systematic examination of the use of Online social networking sites for sexual health promotion

Resource and Risk: Youth Sexuality and New Media Use

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