On social media, mom and dad are watching
Today, 60% of parents have checked their teenagers’ profile on a social networking site.
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Today, 60% of parents have checked their teenagers’ profile on a social networking site.
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Among Greek-language tweets studied, 40% of the conversation included positive expressions about the EU proposals on the referendum calling for a financial bailout, while 33% was negative and 27% was neutral.
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In a few short years, the proliferation of mobile phone networks has transformed communications in sub-Saharan Africa. It has also allowed Africans to skip the landline stage of development and jump right to the digital age.
In our survey of thousands of people across 32 emerging and developing nations, we found some notable data points that might have been lost in the fray.
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