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    The Rise of Networked Individuals (Webcast)

    Lee Rainie will discuss the latest research findings on people’s use of social media and how technology has affected some of the ways people learn, make decisions, and offer social supports to others.

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    Hiding in Plain Sight, From Kennedy to Brown

    The race for Ted Kennedy’s Massachusetts Senate seat began largely drama-free and little-covered and ended as the most surprising and intensely-covered political story in the country. Which candidate got the most favorable attention? How did coverage change over time? How did the local Boston papers differ in their reporting? A new study examines newspaper coverage of the race.

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    Teens, Cell Phones and Texting

    Fully 72% of all teens — or 88% of teen cell phone users — send text messages, up from 51% of in 2006. Among all teens, text messaging has now overtaken every other common form of interaction with their friends.

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    Teens and Mobile Phones

    Text messaging rises sharply among teens and is now their most frequent form of communication with friends; 72% of those ages 12-17 now are texters and the average young text user exchanges 1,500 texts per month.

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    Teens and Mobile Phones

    Text messaging explodes as teens embrace it as the centerpiece of their communication strategies with friends.