Apple vs. Google
In a year-long study of tech media, Apple proved to be the most-covered technology company, besting Google, Twitter, Facebook and Microsoft.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
In a year-long study of tech media, Apple proved to be the most-covered technology company, besting Google, Twitter, Facebook and Microsoft.
The mainstream media offer the American public a divided view of how information technology influences society, according to a new PEJ study. Messages such as technology making life easier often vie with concerns about privacy and safety. How do the media portray technology? Which companies get the most coverage? Do social media and blogs treat the subject differently than traditional media? A year-long study of technology coverage answers these and other questions.
The 2010 midterm elections renewed discussions about civil unions and same-sex marriage laws in several states, including Hawaii, Minnesota, Illinois and Iowa. Hawaii The election of Democrat Neil Abercrombie as governor of Hawaii may make it more likely that a bill legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples could become law in the state, according to […]
Over the course of a year, news stories about technology filled just 1.6% of the total coverage, ranking it 20 out of 26 identified news topics.
Overview This report contains data from several different sources. The data on overall Twitter usage and demographics comes from the Pew Internet Project’s November 2010 tracking survey, while the data on frequency of use and types of material posted by Twitter users comes from two Omnibus Surveys conducted in October 2010. The two types of […]
The internet is a regular news source for a majority of Americans – 57% regularly get news from at least one internet or digital source. Over the past several years, there has been a rise in the use of more traditional online technologies, like search engines, and a proliferation of new technologies, like news applications […]