Tuesday, May 4, 2010

One More Sext

I selected this topic by knowing the popularity of sexting within our society but not knowing the implications. My goal was not to get overwhelmed with many news cases of
sexing cases but rather do an analysis of the subject at large.

I began by establishing an understanding of what sexting was through a definition and news video. I then spotlit the social implications and how sexting has affected the lives of those not even involved in the act through mis-sent messages. I also looked into how prevalent has become as seen by its influence of everyday art and music. This in mind, public service announcements on the subject have been prevalent; I took a look at these and evaluated their ability to persuade and make me laugh. I then discussed the legal implications of these scenarios and what a state of Arizona has passed to further prosecute these cases. As seen below, many question if this is the best method for dealing with the issue.

Some of my most interesting posts discussed how companies have been dealing with this matter. I began by discussing Apple's decision to remove sex related applications from their AppStore. Competitor Microsoft had to mitigate the collateral damage following an advertisement that some felt encouraged sexting. Finally I took a look at how companies nationwide have been dealing with employees utilizing their mobile devices for this use and how the Supreme Court is evaluating the legal implications.
























I concluded this blog by emphasizing the scope of this issue through a variety of in-depth statistics. While there are many interesting statistics on which demographics are more prevelant to this naughty trend, I found the desire for power across groups to be most interesting. It is clear that the implications of this trend have pertinent implications on our societies and a variety of stakeholder's in it.

Monday, May 3, 2010

A Power Move



I ran into a study that investigated the relationship between sexting and power. It found that two-thirds of the group sexted. The frequency of doing this with those in ages up to 26 was higher as seen below:
  • When considering only teens, 13-19 year olds, 65.5% sexted.
  • When considering only young adults, 20-26 year olds, 73.5% sexted.

When looking at the group as a whole (ages 13-72) "sexters did have a significantly higher power score as compared to non-sexters. Yet, when observing teens there was no difference in the power scores between sexters and non-sexters. This means that sexting may serve different purposes for people aged 26 and younger vs. those over age 26."

The study also highlighted some interesting statistics that were not mentioned in the previous statistics that I had mentioned: