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What Social Media is Cool with Teens?

NCE Social Media

It seems that teens change their mind as often as we think. Teens want to be able to express themselves but also not do so in front of their parents. A recent story in the NY Times highlights studies that founds teens are more interested in using Twitter this year versus last year. source: uknowkids.com.

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Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering

Fast Company Tech

Children and teens who volunteer tend to have better health and lower levels of anxiety and fewer behavioral problems than those who dont volunteer. Tocqueville observed that Americans of all ages, all conditions, all minds were likely to unite in many kinds of groups or associations. Changing demographics The number of U.S.

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Stack banks $2.7M to teach teens, parents about crypto

TechCrunch

For the price of a cup of coffee, your teen can learn how to invest in cryptocurrency. Today, Stack released what CEO Will Rush says is “the first crypto education and trading app for teens and their parents.”. And, when teen users reach 18 years old, the assets transfer into their name. Stack banks $2.7M

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Limbix releases clinical trial data on a self-guided mental health app for teens

TechCrunch

SparkRx is a self-guided therapy program for teens run entirely on a phone. . SparkRx, which is designed to help teens manage depression, is the company’s first product to be clinically evaluated. The app encourages teens to take note of their feelings, and schedule activities that leave them feeling better. .

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Twilio gets hacked, teens ditch Facebook, and SpaceX takes South Korea to the moon

TechCrunch

The most read story this week is on a Pew study that suggests this generation of teens has largely abandoned the platform in favor of Instagram/YouTube/TikTok/etc.; whereas in 2014 around 71% of teens used Facebook, the study says in 2022 that number has dropped down to 32%. other stuff. You can still get the ball rolling.

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HOW TO: Launch a Mobile Photo-Sharing Campaign for Your Nonprofit

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Keep that in mind when selecting the service you want to use and build your nonprofit’s brand on: WaterAid on Twitpic :: twitpic.com/photos/wateraid. That said, the community on Daily Booth has a lot of active teens.

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Inside Facebook’s struggle to keep young people

The Verge

They predicted that, if “increasingly fewer teens are choosing Facebook as they grow older,” the company would face a more “severe” decline in young users than it already projected. And while Instagram remains incredibly popular with teens, Facebook’s own data shows that they are starting to engage with the app less. Declining numbers.

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