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reportFeb 12, 2009

Twitter and status updating

As of December 2008, 11% of online American adults said they used a service like Twitter or another service that allowed them to share updates about themselves or to see the updates of others.
reportFeb 12, 2009

Twitter users are more mobile in news consumption

Along with communicating extensively via untethered mobile devices, Twitter users are more likely to consume news and information on these devices as well.
reportFeb 11, 2009

Stimulus News Seen As More Negative Than Positive

Summary of Findings As the contentious debate over President Obama’s $800 billion economic stimulus plan played out in Congress over the past week, more Americans were hearing bad things than good things about the legislation. Close to half (48%) of the public says that what they were reading and hearing about the plan in the […]
reportFeb 11, 2009

Rare Diseases and Online Resources

One in ten Americans is living with a rare disorder. The internet can be a vital source of information for people who may never have otherwise met someone else with their disease or condition.
reportFeb 10, 2009

Views of Venezuela’s Chavez Have Hardened in the Region — and at Home

Venezuelan President’s Popularity Has Declined in Latin America
reportFeb 10, 2009

McDonald’s and Starbucks: 43% Yin, 35% Yang

In the smackdown between Big Macs and caffe lattes, Americans manage to typecast themselves by just about every demographic and ideological characteristic under the sun.
reportFeb 9, 2009

Support for Stimulus Plan Slips, But Obama Rides High

Overview After weeks of intense debate over President Obama’s economic stimulus plan, a narrow majority of Americans (51%) who have heard about the $800 billion plan say it is a good idea, while 34% say it is a bad idea. In January, the balance of opinion regarding the plan was more positive: 57% of those […]
reportFeb 9, 2009

The News Narrative Turns Bearish on Obama

It wasn’t much of a honeymoon, at least so far. And nowhere did the discussion of the economic crisis and the new Administration seem to beat up the President more roundly than in the studios of cable talk shows and, of course, on the radio.
reportFeb 9, 2009

From Candidate to President

One-word descriptions of President Obama have changed dramatically since he was a candidate.
reportFeb 6, 2009

Bloggers Contemplate the Economy, Rush, and Zombies

Bloggers and the traditional media were both focused on the economy last week, but the online community was just as concerned with a Barack Obama-Rush Limbaugh feud and a practical joke involving a zombie sighting.

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