Google Hot Internet Searches - 5/25/12
1. etan patz
2. phillip phillips
3. memorial day
4. idol winner
5. bodega
6. jim parsons
7. fleet week
8. allen iverson
9. john legend
10. chernobyl diaries
Source: Google
Top 10 U.S. Websites - 5/25/12
1. Google
2. Facebook
3. YouTube
4. Yahoo!
5. Amazon
6. Wikipedia
7. eBay
8. Twitter
9. Craigslist
10. LinkedIn
Source: Alexa
iTunes Top 10 Singles - 5/25/12
1. Home (American Idol Performance) - Phillip Phillips
2. Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
3. Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye
4. Payphone - Maroon 5
5. Where Have You Been - Rhianna
6. Boyfriend - Justin Bieber
7. Scream - Usher
8. Back In Time - Pitbull
9. We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monae) - Fun
10. Wild Ones (feat. Sia) - Flo Rida
Source: Apple iTunes
Top 10 TV Shows in Prime Time - Week Ending 5/25/12
1. American Idol - Wednesday
2. American Idol - Thursday
3. Grey's Anatomy
4. Modern Family
5. Two and a Half Men
6. How I Met Your Mother
7. America's Got Talent - Monday
8. NCIS
9. Criminal Minds
10. America's Got Talent - Tuesday
Source: Nielsen Co
Top 5 Most Viewed Videos on YouTube - This Week - 5/25/12
1. Will Smith Slaps Reporter!
2. I Suck at Draw Something
3. Pepsi MAX & Kyrie Irving present: "Uncle Drew"
4. Will Smith and Gary Barlow do the Fresh Prince rap
5. Budweiser: The Great Preparation
Source: YouTube
Top 5 Movies - Week Ending 5/25/12
1. The Avengers
2. Battleship
3. The Dictator
4. Dark Shadows
5. What To Expect When You're Expecting
Source: Variety
What's Hot? 5/25/12
Friday, May 25, 2012Teens Watch 50% of Television Time in Their Bedrooms
Thursday, May 24, 2012Yikes!
According to Nielsen, 12-17 year olds spend nearly the same amount of time viewing TV in bedrooms as they do in family rooms. Overall, teenagers spent 47 percent of their total TV viewing in their bedrooms versus 48 percent in family rooms.
According to the Nielsen data, the 12-17 year old demographic watches more television in the bedroom than any other age group.
In contrast, the 35-64 demo spends 62 percent of their total TV in a shared space and only 31 percent of their time in the bedroom. Those 65 and older spend the largest chunk of their viewing time (69%) in a family or living room.
Source: The Nielsen Company
http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/basement-garage-american-teens-will-watch-and-play-just-about-anywhere/
Teen Risky Sexual Behavior Linked to Watching Internet Porn
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
I don't find it surprising that an association exists between teens viewing online pornography and higher rates of risky sexual behaviors.
But, we should take note that the study did not find a causal link that viewing internet porn results in the increase in risky sexual behaviors. Without a clear causal link, it might be argued that teens engaging in risky sexual behaviors may be a factor in leading them to watch online porn, or perhaps that some other mechanism leads kids to watch online porn and that same mechanism also leads them to engage in risky sexual behaviors.
A study by Australian researchers at the University of New South Wales and the University of Melbourne indicates an association between internet pornography and the sexual health of teenagers, with a review of literature in the area finding a strong correlation between teenage consumers of online porn and risky sexual behavior.
The study was based on a review of research in the area and on experiences in a number of countries, but primarily the United States.
Young people who reported having visited sexually explicit websites were more likely to have higher numbers of sexual partners, engage in a wider diversity of sexual practices, and use alcohol or drugs in association with sexual encounters,” according to the study. These factors have been associated with higher rates of sexually transmitted diseases.
"We found that there were consistent associations in surveys of young adolescents between reporting exposure to online sexual content, and reporting having engaged in earlier, more diverse, or riskier sexual activity," said Dr. Rebecca Guy of the Kirby Institute’s Sexual Health Program at the University of NSW. However, "the design of the studies did not allow a clear conclusion to be drawn as to whether the relationship was a causal one."
The study was published in the Medical Journal of Australia.
Source: Techworld Australia
http://www.techworld.com.au/article/425409/internet_porn_bad_teen_health_/
YouTube Turns Seven - Users Upload 72 Hours of Video Every Minute
Tuesday, May 22, 2012YouTube has seen its video uploads grow 50 percent over the last year: Users are now uploading 72 hours of video every minute, compared to 48 hours just a year ago. The Google-owned video site announced the milestone Sunday night to celebrate its seventh birthday.
The amount of video uploaded to YouTube has increased steadily over the last few years. In early 2007, users were uploading six hours of video every minute to the site. By January of 2009, that number had grown to 15 hours. By March of 2010, the total reached 24 hours, only to go up to 35 hours by November of that year.
Source: Gigaom
http://gigaom.com/video/youtube-72-hours-video-per-minute/
About Jim Liebelt
Jim is Senior Writer, Editor and Researcher for the HomeWord Center for Youth and Family at Azusa Pacific University. Jim has over 25 years of experience as a youth and family ministry specialist, and has been on the HomeWord staff since 1998. He has served over the years as a pastor, author, youth ministry trainer, adjunct college instructor and speaker. Jim’s culture blog and parenting articles appear on HomeWord.com. Jim is a contributing author of culture and parenting articles to Crosswalk.com. Jim and his wife Jenny live in Olympia, WA.
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