Teens not turning to Twitter

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Teen Internet users make up the biggest presence in most online applications and social networking sites, with one unlikely exception -- Twitter, a survey says.

Only 8 percent of users ages 12-17 use the social messaging site, far less than the 66 percent who send or receive cellphone text messages or the 62 percent who go online for news and information, the Pew Internet and American Live Project reported Wednesday.

Blogging is undergoing change also, dropping among teens and young adults. Fourteen percent of teens say they blog, down from 28 percent in 2006. In contrast, blogging by older adults has remained steady with roughly one in 10 adults maintaining a blog or personal journal online, Pew said.

In all, 73 percent of teens with Internet access use social networking

Web sites, up from 55 percent in 2006 and 65 percent in 2008.

Computer choices among young adults reflect the impact of WiFi and the mobile Web, as two-thirds own a laptop or net book, whereas only 53 percent own a desktop, the survey said.