A new study by the Pew Internet Life folks about teens using social networking sites shows that more girls have profiles and are more active than boys. This is perhaps the one place on the Internet where the odds finally favor the geeky guys. (Where was this stuff when I was growing up and first typing in BASIC programs on PDP-11s? Sigh.) Sadly, only a small percentage say they use these sites to flirt. This may just be reluctance on the part of the surveyed population to tell the truth.

Also interesting to note is that of the teens that use these sites, a big majority have restricted access to their profiles, going against the generally accepted wisdom that these sites are a stalker’s paradise.