Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World

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Internet and Technology

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    Mobile Philanthropy

    How mobile/social tools are changing the way Americans give to and interact with organizations

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    Unpacking self-tracking

    Pew Internet asked two questions about “self-tracking” in 2010 – how should we expand this area of our research?

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    Health Datapalooza

    Susannah Fox will serve as a “white hat” advisor to participants in the Health Data Initiative Forum.

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    The Rise of Networked Information

    Lee Rainie was the morning keynote speaker at the Society for Scholarly Publishing’s conference on May 31, discussing how people use technology to gather, share, and create information.

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    Twitter Use 2012

    Overall adoption remains steady, but “typical day” usage continues to grow. 8% of online adults now use Twitter on a typical day. African-Americans, young adults, and mobile users stand out for their high rates of Twitter usage.

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    The Future of Gamification

    Game mechanics like rewards and feedback loops are gaining ground in digital life and many experts think they will spread widely to key domains like education and health by 2020. Others worry about a darker side.