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reportFeb 23, 2012

Religion in the News: Islam and Politics Dominate Religion Coverage in 2011

The biggest religion stories of 2011 involved tensions over Islam and questions about faith in presidential politics, especially Mormonism, according to an annual review of religion in the news.
reportMar 15, 2012

Methodology

Methodology for public opinion survey The survey analysis in this report is based on telephone interviews conducted March 9-11, 2012, among a national sample of 814 adults 18 years of age or older living in the continental United States (487 respondents were interviewed on a landline telephone, and 327 were interviewed on a cell phone, […]
reportFeb 24, 2012

Blogs and Twitter Make the Grammys—and Chris Brown—the No. 1 Topic

One particular performer at the February 12 Grammy ceremonies triggered a torrent of conversation in the social media last week. And much of that discussion included anger directed the awards, the singer and even some of his fans.
featureJan 12, 2012

Infographic: Mormons in America

A new nationally representative survey focused exclusively on Mormons explores their religious beliefs and practices, political ideology, views on moral and social issues, and attitudes toward faith, family life, the media and society.
reportJan 12, 2012

Mormons in America – Certain in Their Beliefs, Uncertain of Their Place in Society

A new nationally representative survey focused exclusively on Mormons explores their religious beliefs and practices, political ideology, views on moral and social issues, and attitudes toward faith, family life, the media and society.
reportJan 26, 2012

Social Media Win a Big One in Washington

Legislation aimed at combating online piracy drew the universal ire of social media users last week as a large January 18 protest put pressure on Congress to oppose the bills. And in what many observers called an unprecedented event, the online resistance actually forced the legislators into retreat last week.
reportFeb 2, 2012

The Facebook Fascination on Social Media

With Facebook’s IPO filing, this special edition of the New Media Index examines the conversation about the company among bloggers and tweeters during the past three years.
reportFeb 3, 2012

Acknowledgements

We are grateful to Evans Witt (Princeton Survey Research Associates International) and Kristen Purcell (Pew Internet Project) who assisted in the administration of the project survey. The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project is an initiative of the Pew Research Center, a nonprofit “fact tank” that provides information on the issues, attitudes, and […]
reportFeb 3, 2012

References

Hampton, K.N., L.S. Goulet, L. Rainie, and K. Purcell, Social Networking Sites and Our Lives: How People’s Trust, Personal Relationships, and Civic and Political Involvement are Connected to Their Use of Social Networking Sites and Other Technologies. 2011, Pew Research: Washington, D.C. Available from: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/Reports/2011/Technology-and-social-networks.aspx. Barabasi, A.L., Linked: The New Science of Networks. 2002, Cambridge, […]
reportApr 17, 2012

The Future of Money in a Mobile Age

In a Pew Internet/Elon University survey, internet experts predict that payment with mobile devices will be commonplace by 2020—although a number of potential hurdles and holdouts stand in the way