Bots in the Twittersphere
An estimated two-thirds of tweeted links to popular websites are posted by automated accounts – not human beings.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
An estimated two-thirds of tweeted links to popular websites are posted by automated accounts – not human beings.
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.
Tech experts generally believe that today’s tech-savvy young people will retain their willingness to share personal information online even as they get older and take on more responsibilities.
Most experts surveyed in the latest Pew Internet/Elon University study say social benefits of Internet use far outweigh negatives; some say it robs time, exposes private information, engenders intolerance.
Consumption of news, information and entertainment has radically changed, and not just online. In this talk, Director Lee Rainie presents the latest data and trends.
Lee Rainie will discuss the latest research findings on people’s use of social media and how technology has affected some of the ways people learn, make decisions, and offer social supports to others.
33 million American internet users have reviewed or rated someone or something as part of an online rating system.
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