Over one in three 3-4 year-olds use the internet

In Ofcom's annual Children’s Media Use and Attitudes report I found some information interesting. The users of smart phones and tablets are getting younger. This year the report looked for the first time media use among 3 and 4 year-olds. "The findings indicate that 37% use the internet via a PC, laptop or netbook, 6% via a tablet computer, and 3% via a mobile phone." Also impressive (and scary) for me to read was how many friends a child aged 8-15 have on their social networking profile has. "Children aged 8-11 have an average of 92 friends and children aged 12- 15 say they have, on average, 286 friends. Children aged 8-11 estimate that they have not met around one in eight (12%) of these friends in person (an average of 11 people per child) while 12-15s say they have not met around one in four (25%) - an average of 72 people per child." Read the full report here