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    The Evolving Role of News on Twitter and Facebook

    Americans are more likely to get news on Twitter and Facebook than ever before. Our new study explores the similarities and differences in the role of news on these two social networks.

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    Chapter 5: After the Relationship: Technology and Breakups

    An In-Person Talk Is Viewed as the Most Socially Acceptable Way to End a Relationship, Followed by a Phone Call. Breaking Up With Someone Using Text Messaging or Social Media Is Largely Frowned Upon Teens have many options for how to end romantic relationships, but some ways of doing so are viewed as more socially […]

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    Methodology

    This is the seventh time Pew Research Center has measured restrictions on religion around the globe.[34. numoffset=”34″ See Methodology of the Pew Research Center’s 2009 report “Global Restrictions on Religion” for a discussion of the conceptual basis for measuring restrictions on religion.] This report, which includes data for the year ending Dec. 31, 2014, generally […]

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    Seeking parenting advice on social media

    Social media is broadly viewed as a source of useful information and as one tool in parenting toolkits. Mothers use social media as a parenting resource slightly more often than fathers. While a large share of parents find value in social media as a general information resource, fewer say that they come across useful parenting […]

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    Apps Permissions in the Google Play Store

    Analysis of over 1 million apps in Google’s Android operating system in 2014 shows apps can seek 235 different kinds of permissions from smartphone users. The average app asks for five permissions.

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    Q&A: The impact and evolution of the sharing economy

    We interviewed Arun Sundararajan, a professor of information, operations and management sciences at New York University, and a leading expert on the sharing economy. Sundararajan is the author of the recently released book “The Sharing Economy: The End of Employment and the Rise of Crowd-Based Capitalism.”

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    Main Findings

    Parents use a variety of social network sites, with Facebook being the most popular. Usage rates for social media are similar to those of non-parents. Fully 91% of parents[15. numoffset=”15″ In this survey, parents are defined as those with at least one child under age 18.] in this survey use the internet. This is significantly higher […]

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    Digital News Revenue: Fact Sheet

    Last updated June 2016 In 2015, mobile advertising spending in the U.S. across all categories (including news) overtook desktop advertising spending. The growth in mobile pushed total spending on digital advertising to its highest point in the past six years. Video advertising continued to grow as well, with an uptick reminiscent of the early days […]

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