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    Chapter 4: Social Media and Friendships

    Given the thorough integration of social media into the lives of the majority of American teens, it is no surprise that these sites play an important role in the establishment of friendships and the everyday back and forth of peer relationships. This chapter takes an in-depth look at the role of social media in teens’ […]

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    Methodology: From Twitter to Instagram, a different #Ferguson conversation

    Click here to see the report. This analysis of the social media discussions surrounding the events in Ferguson, Mo., was done using two different research methods. The analysis of Twitter combined Pew Research’s content analysis rules with computer coding software developed by Crimson Hexagon (CH). The analysis of Instagram used human coding. The time period examined for […]

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    Mobile Access Shifts Social Media Use and Other Online Activities

    Accessing the internet on mobile devices The survey shows that 91% of teens go online from a mobile device, at least occasionally.[4. numoffset=”4″ In our previous reports our data collection methods allowed us to report a figure for percent of American teens who use the Internet. This report marks a switch to a new data […]

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    Appendix C: The News Sources

    In Wave 1 of the American Trends Panel questionnaire, Web respondents were asked a series of questions about news sources for information about government and politics. Respondents were first asked whether they have heard of 36 sources. Icons for the sources were arrayed on two screens of 18 sources each, randomized within each screen, as […]

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    Methodology: How Crimson Hexagon Works

    To arrive at the results regarding the tone or frame of discussion on social media, and specifically Twitter, Pew Research often uses computer coding software provided by Crimson Hexagon. That software is able to analyze the textual content from all publicly available posts on Twitter. Crimson Hexagon (CH) classifies online content by identifying statistical patterns […]

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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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    6. Keeping in Touch Across Generations

    Families today have a variety of options for keeping in touch. New technologies, such as cellphones and the internet, make it possible for family members to be in almost constant communication with one another, regardless of their physical location. The telephone is used most often for communicating with family, but many family members today are […]

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    Facebook and Twitter—New but Limited Parts of the Local News System

    As the three city surveys reveal, small segments of residents in each have added social media to the variety of ways they keep up with local news. In this section of the study, we turned from asking city residents where they get the news to closely examining social media itself. Specifically, we focused on Facebook […]

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