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Recent events have highlighted an interesting set of consequences connected to the persistent presence many of us enjoy online.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Recent events have highlighted an interesting set of consequences connected to the persistent presence many of us enjoy online.
As is often the case when we release new reports, there are various cycles of commentary that help to deepen the discussion of the findings.
Internet users are becoming more aware of their digital footprint; 47% have searched for information about themselves online, up from just 22% five years ago.
According to local college students, there’s clearly something creepy and weird about the influx of adults “infiltrating” what were once the collegiate walls of Facebook.
The impacts of high-speed connections extend beyond access to information to active participation in the online commons
Social networks for younger kids – Are online communities and avatar-based social worlds encouraging obesity?
What would a world in which citizens set the news agenda rather than editors look like? A new PEJ study comparing user-news sites, like Digg, Del.icio.us,and Reddit, with mainstream news outlets provides some initial answers. The snapshot suggests both a drastically different set of topics and information sources.
12% of internet users participate in an online patient group.
Expert perspectives on "second screen experiences" at a Web Managers Roundtable.
The presidential hopefuls are using their web sites for unprecedented two-way communication with citizens. But what are voters learning here? Is it more than a way to bypass the media? A new PEJ study of 19 campaign sites finds Democrats are more interactive, Republicans are more likely to talk about “values,” and neither wants to talk about ideology.
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