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Dec 31, 2010Washington Post
Google remains a powerful dashboard for the Internet's vast library of information, said Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project. But now that two-thirds of online adults are creating and sharing their ow...
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More in: Search, Social Networking
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Dec 29, 2010New York Times
ATLANTA — Some travelers stranded by the great snowstorm of 2010 discovered a new lifeline for help. When all else fails, Twitter might be the best way to book a seat home.
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Although airlines reported a doubling or trip...
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Dec 26, 2010New York Times
Though people ages 18 to 33 outpace other adults in almost every category of Internet use, their elders are rapidly closing the gap in social networking, according to a Pew report.
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“Social networking sites also have sp...
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Nov 6, 2010New York Times
As of August, only 4 percent of American adults who used the Internet also used location-based services, which allow people to “check in” to physical locations via their cellphones to earn coupons or keep up with friends, the Pew Research Center’s...
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More in: Shopping, Identity
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Media Mention
Nov 4, 2010USA Today
Location-based services get a fair amount of attention in the media. But just 4% of online Americans actually take advantage of services such as Gowalla or Foursquare that allow them to share their location with friends or to find other people who...
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More in: Social Networking
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Nov 3, 2010Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - In the final minutes of one of the most watched and fiercely contested races of Tuesday's midterm elections, the campaigns of both Sen. Harry Reid and the Republican challenger to his Nevada Senate seat, Sharron Angle, were working...
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More in: Politics, Social Networking, Web 2.0
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Media Mention
Oct 19, 2010Washington Post
"The basic notion that people reach a technological saturation point applies to a lot of people," says Lee Rainie, the director of the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project, which studies the Web's impact on society. "They liter...
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More in: Social Networking
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Media Mention
Oct 19, 2010NPR's On Point with Tom Ashbrook
Pew Internet Director Lee Rainie discussed cell phone trends and texting culture on NPR's On Point with Tom Ashbrook. Other guests include Katherine Rosman, reporter for the Wall Street Journal, and Naomi Baron, professor of linguistics at America...
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More in: Mobile
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Media Mention
Oct 16, 2010New York Times
Meanwhile, people’s offline social lives have evolved to become more segmented and specialized, said Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project. In recent decades, real-life social networks have changed, h...
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More in: Social Networking, Identity
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Oct 14, 2010Wall Street Journal
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Texting's rise over conversation is changing the way we interact, social scientists and researchers say. We default to text to relay difficult information. We stare at our phone when we want to avoid eye contact. Rather than make ...
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More in: Mobile, Teens