The Social Side of the Internet
The internet is now deeply embedded in group and organizational life in America. This is especially true of social media such as Facebook and Twitter.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
The internet is now deeply embedded in group and organizational life in America. This is especially true of social media such as Facebook and Twitter.
Health professionals and offline resources are central, but people use online social tools, too. This report sets out to illuminate the different ways people seek health information as well as how people use online social tools to share knowledge with loved ones, fellow patients, and caregivers. When asked to think about the last time they […]
Updated May 11, 2011 Despite its growth and the amount of attention it receives, the micro-blogging service Twitter appears at this point to play a relatively small role in sharing of links to news sources. Of the top 21 sites for which there were data, Twitter showed up as referring links to just nine. And […]
Surveys in several communities have found that the people who believe their local government does a good job sharing information are more likely than others to feel satisfied with civic life.
Group participation and technology Across the board, technology users are more likely than non users to be involved in almost all the kinds of groups in the Pew Internet survey. Moreover, the internet is now deeply embedded in group activities and in how people create, join, participate in, and sustain groups. It is also implicated […]