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Men past<br />

3 months<br />

Women<br />

past 3<br />

months<br />

Everyone<br />

past 3<br />

months<br />

Wr<strong>it</strong>ten content online (chat forums, blogs, social networking<br />

s<strong>it</strong>es or elsewhere)<br />

41 44 42<br />

Wr<strong>it</strong>ten <strong>to</strong> chat forums 24 17 21<br />

Uploaded self produced content <strong>to</strong> a s<strong>it</strong>e (doesn’t include chat<br />

forums, dating services, or online sales forums)<br />

16 15 15<br />

Commented on someone else’s blog 13 11 12<br />

Signed an online pet<strong>it</strong>ion 7 11 9<br />

Discussed on open chat forums 10 5 7<br />

Commented on a news on online newspaper or TV s<strong>it</strong>e 8 3 6<br />

Hosted a blog 3 4 3<br />

Table 6: Wr<strong>it</strong>ing content online in Finland in 2010, percentage of 16-74-year olds. (Modified<br />

from Official Statistics of Finland (OSF) 2., 2010)<br />

Following different mediums and blogs, not <strong>to</strong> mention active participation in content<br />

creation, is rather age dependent, as Table 7 shows. The youngest audience (16–24-year olds)<br />

are most active ones in all of the different online actions. The social networking services are<br />

especially appealing <strong>to</strong> teenagers and young adults, as 85 percent of 16–24-year olds, and 76<br />

percent of 25–34-year olds are registered as users in these services. Younger audiences feel<br />

that social media and <strong>it</strong>s services are a natural part of their daily lives, almost fifth of them<br />

follow a service multiple times per day. In the older age groups the interest <strong>to</strong>wards social<br />

networking services is lim<strong>it</strong>ed. In all age groups women tend <strong>to</strong> utilize the social networking<br />

services <strong>more</strong> <strong>than</strong> men. (Official Statistics of Finland (OSF) 2., 2010).<br />

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