Older Adults and Technology Use
Adoption is increasing, but many seniors remain isolated from digital life
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Coke, “America the Beautiful,” and the language of diversity
Coca-Cola’s “It’s Beautiful” ad, that aired during Sunday night’s Super Bowl, sought to portray ethnic diversity in the U.S. by featuring “America the Beautiful” sung in several languages. But not everyone was happy with Coke’s celebration of diversity in the country.
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Data Feed: Jobs report, Twitter and news, gender preferences
A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers. Politics Liberal self-identification edges up in 2013, Gallup For first time, most lawmakers worth over $1 Million, Center for Responsive Politics Why people call themselves “independent” even when they aren’t, The Washington Post Employment Unemployment rate drops to […]
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Demographics of key social networking platforms
Fully 71% of online adults now use Facebook, and usage among seniors has increased significantly in the last year. Some 45% of internet users age 65 or older now use Facebook, up from 35% who did so in late 2012. Women are also particularly likely to use Facebook compared with men. Some 18% of online […]
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Data Feed: Hillary Clinton leads, GDP up 3.2%, uninsured don’t like ACA
A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
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Data Feed: Obama’s NSA speech, global investors’ outlook, flu tracking
A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
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Emerging nations catching up to U.S. on technology adoption, especially mobile and social media use
Within a remarkably short period of time, some developing nations are catching up to the U.S. in technology use.
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Twitter News Consumers: Young, Mobile and Educated
The eight percent of U.S. adults who consume news on Twitter tend to be younger, wealthier and more highly educated than Facebook users and the population overall, according to a new analysis of Twitter users.
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Looking for news on Twitter’s IPO? Many young adults may find it … on Twitter
Close to half of those who consume news on Twitter are young people, ages 18 to 29.
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For Twitter’s IPO, will hope count for more than cash?
Twitter’s large and continuing losses distinguish it from other recent high-profile technology IPOs.