Teens still love to communicate and congregate online—but are steering away from Facebook these days. In a recent poll by the market research company Conquest, more than 30 percent of teens say they’ve either dropped or thought about dropping their Facebook accounts. Another 13 percent say they’re planning to curtail use of the social networking site in the next 12 months. Why all the unhappiness with Facebook? Of those who said they were unhappy with the site, 44 percent said it was because of their vulnerability to bullying. Another 28 percent said the site made them feel unhappy about themselves, and a quarter believed it encouraged them to compare themselves—often unfavorably—with others. Nearly half of teen women said Facebook also fostered a preoccupation with looks. While Facebook’s popularity may be down among teens, other sites are booming. “The range of social media networks is expanding widely,” Conquest says in a release. “Particularly noteworthy is the success of Pinterest, which has experienced tremendous growth this year—especially among women—not only in terms of the number of subscribers, but also in terms of time spent per individual at this site.” (brand-e.biz)