In the battle of Facebook versus blogs, Facebook is the clear winner among young people, according to a new Pew Research Center study.
The study was designed to gauge the internet usage habits of teens 12 to 17 and adults 18 to 29 -- the so called "millennial generation," which is seen as a key indicator of the nation's future technology trends, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
In 2006, 28 percent of the study group actively blogged, but blogging lost its luster in the past three years. By the end of 2009, only 14 percent of teens and 15 percent of young adults were active bloggers.
One reason blogging became less popular was the rise of Facebook as the preeminent social network in the U.S. MySpace, the former social networking king, encouraged its members to blog, but Facebook focuses on short status updates. Facebook was used by 73 percent of young adults in 2009, compared to 48 percent for MySpace.
