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.
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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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The Viral Kony 2012 Video
Young adults heard more about the viral video against Joseph Kony and were more likely to learn about it through social media than other sources
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State of the News Media 2012
Mobile devices are adding to people’s consumption of news, strengthening the lure of traditional news brands and providing a boost to long-form journalism, according to the Project for Excellence in Journalism’s ninth annual report on the health of American journalism.
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Social Media Share a History Lesson
Last week, bloggers circulated a letter written more than a century ago from a former slave. Some in social media were able to use publicly available information on the web to investigate the veracity of the letter. On YouTube, three different videos featuring Russians became a news phenomenon.
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Bloggers Speculate on Google Innovations
The impending release of Google Drive and looming changes at Google+ triggered a lively online discussion last week as bloggers generally seemed to welcome these new developments. On Twitter, it was another big week for pop stars while a tragic car accident in Japan registered as the most viewed news video.
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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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Women More Likely than Men to Keep Social Media Profiles Private
There is a significant gender gap when it comes to the way social media users manage their online profiles: 67% of women (but just 48% of men) restrict access to friends only.
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The Future of Smart Systems
Experts think tech-enhanced homes, appliances, and utilities will spread. But those systems are complex and so far there is low public demand, so they advise: Don’t expect to see the “Home of the Future” by 2020.
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Bloggers Hammer Mitt Romney
The Republican presidential frontrunner was the target of significant criticism from bloggers last week in response to his remarks on Planned Parenthood and Rush Limbaugh as well as a column he wrote in 2009.