Age

• Gardner and Davis (2014)

  • youths use social media the most
  • youths care about their online image
  • the image of young people is hyperbolic, fictitious, and is constantly being updated
• Boyd

  the constant tracking of social media has weakened teenagers’ ability to deal with their emotions, they seek online validation of their feelings
• Berry (2011)

  • the digital divide is due to a lack of interest
  • research secondary data focusing on the way older people use the internet
  • media is accessible, eg. Facebook uses bigger fonts
• Boyle

  • each successive generation is more proficient with and dependent on digital media
  • young people are more receptive to learning the new skills demanded by the newer forms of digital technology and communication