72% of Americans follow local news closely
These local news enthusiasts follow a diverse set of topics but rely heavily on local newspapers to keep them informed
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
These local news enthusiasts follow a diverse set of topics but rely heavily on local newspapers to keep them informed
18% of users have shunned “friends” who have different ideas and 16% have found friends whose beliefs match their own
A Pew Internet/Elon University survey reveals experts’ hopes and fears about the hyperconnected generation, from their ability to juggle many tasks to their thirst for instant gratification and lack of patience.
Those who are active in church, religious, or spiritual organizations are often more deeply involved in their communities than those who are not members of such groups.
As mobile, social tools spread throughout the population, people are connecting with each other. Why not harness those tools for health?
85% of the adults who use social media report that people are usually kind on the sites. At the same time, 49% have witnessed mean and offensive behavior and they usually respond by ignoring it.
The internet is the source that people most rely on for material about the local business scene and search engines are particularly valued.
The migration of audiences toward digital news advanced to a new level in 2011 and early 2012, the era of mobile and multidigital devices. More than three-quarters of U.S. adults own laptop or desktop computers, a number that has been stable for some years.1 Now, in addition, 44% of adults own a smartphone, and the number of tablet owners grew by about 50% since the summer of 2011, to 18% of Americans over age 18.
With Facebook’s IPO filing, this special edition of the New Media Index examines the conversation about the company among bloggers and tweeters during the past three years.
The effect of Facebook “power users” on everybody else
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