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    5 facts about Tumblr

    Yahoo! today confirmed that it’s buying 6-year-old blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash. Who uses Tumblr? We consulted the recent report on social media demographics from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project to find out: Only 6% of Internet users surveyed in late 2012 reported using Tumblr, versus two-thirds for Facebook. Three […]

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    Wishing mom a happy mother’s day…on Facebook

    Are you planning to wish your mom a Happy Mother’s Day on Facebook? If so, you’re not alone. “Moms” (defined as women with a child or children under the age of 18 living at home) are especially likely to be Facebook users, even compared with dads, or with other women, according to Pew Research Center’s 2012 […]

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    Facebook and Twitter Are Minor Drivers for News

    Despite the growing importance of social media, just 9% of digital news consumers say they “very often” follow news recommendations from Facebook or Twitter on any of the three main types of digital devices (computers, smartphones or tablets).

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    Social Media’s Fascination with Facebook

    On blogs and Twitter, Facebook is a major and enduring topic. It has been among the top five most-discussed topics on at least one of those platforms in 39 different weeks between January 2009 and the end of January 2012.

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    Using Social Media to Keep in Touch

    Roughly two-thirds (67%) of social media users say that staying in touch with current friends and family members is a major reason they use these social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace or LinkedIn.

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    Teens and Social Networks

    More than nine-in-ten teens (93%) who use social media have an account on Facebook, making it the dominant social media site in this age demographic.

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    Twitter and the Campaign: Its Coverage of Ron Paul

    Between May 2 and Nov. 27 of this year, there were more than 1.1 million postings on Twitter about Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul. He received far more discussion on social media than in the traditional news outlets.

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    Twitter Not Making Much News

    Despite its growth as a tool in the world of new media, Twitter does not yet drive a substantial amount of traffic to news websites.

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