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Presentation
Oct 8, 2009Amanda Lenhart
A look at the changes in demographics of social network users since 2005.
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Heather West, Wired.com
Oct 1, 2009
While detractors of social media often lament the amount of information that is posted online, social networks and other venues for sharing content with friends and family continue to grow and innovate at a rapid pace. As these services evolve, the p...
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Taylor Buley, Forbes.com
Sep 28, 2009
BURLINGAME, Calif. -- In a recent Q&A session with elementary school children, President Obama discussed the power of social media: "Be careful what you post on Facebook," he warned. "Whatever you do, it will be pulled up again later somewhere in you...
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Donna St. George, Washington Post
Sep 27, 2009
It's a football Sunday, and between NFL matchups on television, Tyson Cole-Hines and his 9-year-old stepson create their own drama on the field with a video game on their Xbox 360.
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"What we're really starting to see is a cohort of fathers wh...
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Frederic Lardinois, ReadWriteWeb
Aug 27, 2009
Even though baby boomers make up more than one quarter of all US Internet users, and even though the majority of this group spends over five hour per week online, a new survey by Burst Media found that only 14% of boomers feel that the content on the...
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Martha Irvine, Associated Press
Jul 13, 2009
...many companies are still figuring out their online policies and how to deal with the blurring lines between work and personal time — including social networking, even with the boss.
"I think over time, an open embrace of these tools can become ...
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Presentation
May 23, 2009Amanda Lenhart
This presentation dives into the demographics of teen and adult social network users and looks at how youth use of social networks compares to use by adults, both in frequency, but also in purpose and behavior.
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Robert Strohmeyer, Computerworld
May 20, 2009
That Boomers dramatically alter the social networks they adopt should come as no surprise, according to Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Internet & American Life Project, a think tank that studies Americans' online habits. "Boomers are the mainstream ...
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Presentation
May 10, 2009Lee Rainie
Lee Rainie's commencement address to graduates at Long Island University
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Beth DeFalco, Associated Press
Mar 11, 2009
When your 88-year-old grandfather sends a request to be your "friend" on Facebook, you have two choices: Either confirm it, then quickly take down all those party pictures you thought were so funny, or plan on never coming home for the holidays.
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