Older adults and internet use
For the first time, half of American adults ages 65 and older are online.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
For the first time, half of American adults ages 65 and older are online.
Most users choose restricted privacy settings while profile “pruning†and unfriending people is on the rise
Senior Research Specialist Mary Madden’s presentation on teens, social networking sites, and cell phones, prepared for the Consortium for School Networking meeting.
How American teens navigate the new world of “digital citizenship”
Mary will present the Pew Internet Project’s latest data on social media participation among older American adults, including new findings about user motivations and the role of mobile devices.
Women maintain their foothold on social networking site use, and older Americans are still coming aboard. Most users describe their experiences in positive terms.
Social networking use among internet users ages 50 and older nearly doubled—from 22% in April 2009 to 42% in May 2010.
How people monitor and maintain their identity through search and social media.
As the audience for online video continues to grow, a leading edge of internet users are migrating their viewing from their computer screens to their TV screens.
Last week my colleague, Amanda Lenhart, appeared on the Kojo Nnamdi show to talk about the opportunities and hazards that come with using social networking sites.
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