A full 94 percent of American teens have a Facebook page; but a good chunk of those don’t like the social networking site that much, according to a new study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. The majority of youth complained Facebook is full of drama—negative interactions, oversharing and, frankly, too many adults. Some said users tend to gauge popularity—theirs and others—by how many “likes” their posts get, making the world of Facebook almost as cliquish as gym class. One 15-year-old girl said, “Honestly, I’m on it constantly, but I hate it so much.” While having a Facebook presence is almost a social necessity, many teens also are hanging out on other, lower-pressure social networks these days. About 11 percent use Instagram, in part because it’s hard to gin up too much drama over sharing pictures. About 26 percent of teens use Twitter, some finding it’s hard to get too angsty about 140-character posts. (Slate)

Paul Asay has covered religion for The Washington Post, Christianity Today, Beliefnet.com and The (Colorado Springs) Gazette. He writes about culture for Plugged In and wrote the Batman book God on the Streets of Gotham (Tyndale). He lives in Colorado Springs with wife, Wendy, and two children. Follow him on Twitter.