Social Networking, Boxxy, Sexman and Tech User Types

• According to the chart provided in the Pew Report, most American teens use social networking websites in much the same ways that I do. As you can see below, most teens use such websites to stay in touch with and make plans with friends. However, slightly less than half use them to make new friends and even fewer use social networking sites to flirt with others.
• As for the YouTube videos posted by "Boxxy" and "Sexman", I was slightly disgusted to see that this is what my generation has come to. In any other time period in which expressing one's every thought and passing whim was not so simple as it is today, no one would pay the slightest bit of attention to these two, clearly very bored teenagers. First of all, I found "Boxxy" to be completely irritating. Enough said. As for "Sexman," just the mere sight of this kid makes me sad that people like him actually exist. The technology based world that we live in has enabled behaviors like this to become acceptable and this saddens me. What happened to going outside and playing when kids got bored? Obviously times have changed, and the kids are changing, too.
• Finally, in response to the tech survey, I was labelled an "Ambivalent Networker," which means I have "folded mobile devices into how [I] run [my] social life, whether through texting or online social networking tools." This label was interesting to me, seeing as how I did not realize the extent to which I had incorporated technology into my daily life. However, I do agree with the qualification that, I may find all of my connectivity to be intrusive - sometimes enough is enough.