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The teenage love affair with Facebook may be over — or maybe it was all a myth to begin with, judging by new research from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.

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A report released this week titled “Teens, Social Media, and Privacy” suggests that teenagers tolerate Facebook as an annoying social necessity. Pew’s research team found that while an overwhelming majority (77 percent) of American teens still use Facebook, they see it as a hassle because it has so many adults, so much trivial information and a surplus of “drama.”

The report is full of other interesting factoids about teenage social media habits. Their use of Twitter, for example, is up sharply from the last survey, and teenagers seem very comfortable adjusting their privacy settings nowadays.

View a summary of the Pew report on teenagers and social networking.

If you have a Windows 8 laptop, tablet, or desktop PC, you’re not limited to just the default themes that come with Windows 8. There are tons of free wallpapers available around the web, but in addition to those, you can use theme packs direct from Microsoft. These are packs of desktop background pictures, window colors, and sounds. New themes are available now with some stunning natural photos of Alaska, New Zealand, and Sweden, as well as a sweet illustration.

In addition to the new themes announced recently, other themes you can download for free from Windows cover all sorts of categories, including panoramic (dual-monitor) themes, animals, movies, holidays, and more.

They’re a great way to freshen up your desktop and keep you inspired as you work with your Windows 8 PC.

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