Answer: Instagram by a whisker.

From Your Teen magazine:

According to new research from the University of Chicago, the top social media apps for teens age 13-17 are Instagram (76% of surveyed teens use it) and Snapchat (75%). Facebook and Twitter are less popular, with 66% and 47% of the teens reporting that they use each app. According to many parents, even if their teens have Facebook or Twitter accounts, the accounts lie mostly dormant.

Here's the ready-to-use slides for this Question of the Day!

Questions: 

• What app do you use most frequently?
• Have you ever been influenced to buy a product that was featured/advertised on a social media app?
• How many hours do you estimate you spend on social media everyday?
• Imagine you had a job earning $8/hour for every hour you are on social media. How much would you earn in a week? in a year? 

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Want to learn more about how social media influences our buying patterns? Check out this recent blog post about social media influencers. 

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Tim Ranzetta

Tim's saving habits started at seven when a neighbor with a broken hip gave him a dog walking job. Her recovery, which took almost a year, resulted in Tim getting to know the bank tellers quite well (and accumulating a savings account balance of over $300!). His recent entrepreneurial adventures have included driving a shredding truck, analyzing executive compensation packages for Fortune 500 companies and helping families make better college financing decisions. After volunteering in 2010 to create and teach a personal finance program at Eastside College Prep in East Palo Alto, Tim saw firsthand the impact of an engaging and activity-based curriculum, which inspired him to start a new non-profit, Next Gen Personal Finance.

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