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    Advances in Social Networking Keep Twitter Atwitter

    Technology topped the agenda on Twitter last week as the powerful tech troika of Twitter, Google and Facebook all generated attention. On blogs, the focus was divided between events relating to the Afghanistan war and the death of a veteran actor. And a YouTube-based host who creates his own brand of news was popular once again.

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    The Fading Glory of the Television and Telephone

    One day you’re the brightest star in the galaxy. Then something new comes along — and suddenly you’re a relic. It’s a turn of fate that awaits sports heroes, movie stars, political leaders. And, yes, even household appliances.

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    The Internet as a Diversion

    Three-quarters of online economic users go online to relax and take their minds off of the recession. Fully 88% of 18-29 year old online economic users look to the internet to relax.

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    The Internet and Consumer Choice

    The internet plays an important role in how people conduct research for purchases, but it is just one among a variety of sources people use and usually not the key factor in final purchasing decisions.

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    Hobbyists Online

    83% of online Americans say they have used the internet to seek information about their hobbies and 29% do so on a typical day.

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    Where’s technorati?

    How a reported 30,000 internet police affect online and offline life in China

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    The Strength of Internet Ties

    The internet helps maintain people’s social networks, and connects them to members of their social network when they need help. 60 million Americans have turned to the internet for help with major life decisions.

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    How Women and Men Use the Internet

    Men continue to pursue many internet activities more intensively than women. At the same time, trend data show that women are catching up in overall use and are framing their online experience with a greater emphasis on deepening connections with peo…

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