The Hammonton Gazette 08/06/14 Edition | Page 4

St. Joe teens talk about their use of social media sites Wednesday, August 6, 2014 • The Hammonton Gazette • Page 3 by Sydney Shuster Gazette CONtriBUtiNG Writer HaMMONtON—How often do local teenagers use social media sites? according to Penn Medicine, a teenager who spends two hours on the internet uses 80 percent of that time on a social media website. a recent report by The Atlantic states that facebook has the most daily users as recorded by a survey of 7,000 teens. instagram has the most engaged users, while Youtube has the most widespread usage. Other popular social media sites include: twitter, Pinterest, Vine, reddit, tumblr, Kik, Snapchat, Pheed, Wanelo, and 4Chan. (609) 561-1616 five high school students were asked about which social media sites they use and how they feel about them. “i use instagram. i used to use multiple platforms. i use it because it is a great way to share my pictures with my friends and follow celebrities to see their latest posts. the benefit is that you can see pictures that your favorite celebrities and your friends post. the drawback is that these social me F