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Technology Research:Teens and Social Media

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           Did you know that teenagers using Facebook probably means that they are more than likely to be low-income?! I did not know this either, but according to the Pew Research Center (2018)  teens who use Facebook as their main form of social media are more likely living in a household with an income less than $35,000/year. Generation X and millennials have used Facebook evenly regularly regardless of their income therefore I found teen usage and income connection very surprising. Teens in households with incomes over $75,000/year are more likely to use Snapchat, Instagram and YouTube as their main forms of social media.                                                             Image Source: Pew Research Center         This research went more in detail and found that female teens are more than likely to use Snapchat as their main form of social media whereas boys are more than likely to use YouTube as their form of social media. Social Media for teens also do not revolve aroun