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Media Mention
May 8, 2011Washington Post
When Scott Fitzsimones turned 13, he got an iPhone, set up accounts for Facebook and Pandora and went on an apps downloading spree. At the same time, the new teenager lost many protections over his privacy online.
The games he plays kno...
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Media Mention
Dec 15, 2010CNN
To be sure, concerns about how much personal information can be accessed on the Web are real, as advertisers, social-networking sites and even criminals look for data to use -- and sometimes abuse.
But research from Pew Research Center ...
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Media Mention
Dec 13, 2010CNN
[...] There are tools available to internet users who would like to protect some aspects of their online privacy. Users can opt out of tracking by certain marketers, clamp down access to their social networking sites and employ online pseudonyms a...
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Media Mention
Nov 12, 2010CNN
(CNN) If clamping down the privacy settings on your Facebook page isn't enough to help you sleep at night, take a cue from the youth of America.
Try the "super-logoff."
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A Pew Internet Read More
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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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Media Mention
Jul 19, 2010New York Times
But not all Facebook users agree with Zuckerberg. Plenty of anecdotal evidence suggests that young people, having been burned by Facebook (and frustrated by its privacy policy, which at more than 5,000 words is longer than the U.S. Constitution), ...
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Media Mention
Jul 5, 2010ABC News | Ahead of the Curve
As Internet users share more and more information about themselves on both social and professional networking sites, managing online reputations has become a full-time job.
"It's not just about text-based results, it's about photo and v...
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Presentation
Jun 27, 2010Mary Madden
This presentation highlights new research on teens, young adults and social media use while also identifying a new leading edge group that deserves the same attention: those who own four or more internet-connected devices.
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More in: Libraries, Social Networking, Teens, Cloud Computing, Mobile, Technology User Types, Web 2.0
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Media Mention
Jun 14, 2010New York Times
In response to growing privacy concerns on the Internet, people are increasingly monitoring their online identities. And young Internet users are the most vigilant in restricting access to personal information, Read More
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Presentation
Jun 10, 2010Amanda Lenhart
This talk confirms, complicates or debunks common wisdom around teens and young adults and their use and attitudes towards technologies. Amanda looks at how teens and young adults use mobile phones and social networks, and charts their changing re...
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