TV still the top source for election results, but digital platforms rise
Nearly nine-in-ten voters who followed the 2016 returns (88%) did so on TV, while 48% used online platforms; 21% used social networks such as Twitter and Facebook.
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Nearly nine-in-ten voters who followed the 2016 returns (88%) did so on TV, while 48% used online platforms; 21% used social networks such as Twitter and Facebook.
In November 2010, 8% of online adults used the platform. As of January 2014, 19% of online adults were using Twitter.
The controversy over what the Facebook researchers did may be overshadowing other important discussions, specifically conversations about what they really found—not much, actually—and the right and wrong way to think about and report findings based on statistical analyses of Big Data.
The number of Facebook users who log into the social-networking service or share content through it on any given day.
Digital tools have added a host of new dimensions to dating, whether it be the first flirty message or making it “Facebook official.”
Read about how people are using Facebook and what they like and dislike about the site.
Search engines and social networking services are the most popular web sites in nearly every country, but Google and Facebook aren’t always the leaders.
Are you planning to wish your mom a Happy Mother’s Day on Facebook? If so, you’re not alone. “Moms” (defined as women with a child or children under the age of 18 living at home) are especially likely to be Facebook users, even compared with dads, or with other women, according to Pew Research Center’s 2012 […]
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