Consumer Generated Content, or as the techs like to call it “User” Generated Content is popular with teens, so say Pew Internet in their recent survey.

Tech Crunch reports the findings: 

According to the study,

• 59% of all American teenagers engage in at least one form of online content creation.
• Of those 35% of all teen girls blog, compared with 20% of online boys
• 54% of girls post photos online compared with 40% of online boys.
• Boys however like their video, with 19% of boys posting video online vs. 10% of girls.

Other figures from the study:

• 39% of online teens share their own artistic creations online, such as artwork, photos, stories, or videos
• 33% create or work on webpages or blogs for others, including those for groups they belong to, friends, or school assignments
• 28% have created their own online journal or blog, up from 19% in 2004.
• 27% maintain their own personal webpage
• 26% remix content they find online into their own creations