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Media Mention
Nicole Allan, The Atlantic
Sep 1, 2009
In 2004, Joe Trippi, Howard Dean’s techie campaign manager, declared that “the Internet is the most democratizing innovation we’ve ever seen—more so even than the printing press.” Five years later, after ...
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More in: Government, Digital Divide, Politics, Social Networking
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Media Mention
Aliya Sternstein, NextGov.com
Sep 1, 2009
Wealthy and well-educated Americans dominate online civic activities, just as they have long dominated traditional civic involvement, according to a study released on Tuesday by Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project. [...]
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Data Set
Sep 1, 2009
This data set contains questions about how people monitor and maintain their online identities. It was used in the reports "Reputation Management and Social Media" and "Twitter and Status Updating Fall 2009".
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More in: Identity, Social Networking, Web 2.0
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Media Mention
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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More in: Social Networking, Generations, Seniors
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Media Mention
Jon Swartz, USA Today
Aug 27, 2009
Social-media services, such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and countless other websites, have had a profound effect on how millions of Americans — especially those under 35 — interact with others (or don't), shop and view brands. It's a real-time digi...
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More in: Communities, Social Networking, Web 2.0
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Commentary
Aug 18, 2009Susannah Fox
Federal agencies can, and should, be the first responders to health questions. Social media can help.
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Media Mention
Linda S. Crawford, Law.com
Aug 17, 2009
In many ways, today's social networking systems are wonderful tools, bringing people together -- and no longer just the domain of teenagers. Adult Internet users participating in online social networks quadrupled from 8 percent to 35 percent between ...
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More in: Health, Social Networking
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Media Mention
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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Media Mention
Riva Richmond, New York Times
Jul 9, 2009
Is the social media revolution bringing us together? Or is it perpetuating divisions by race and class?
Many of us would like to believe the Internet is a force for unity, but Danah Boyd, a social media researcher at Microsoft Research New Englan...
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More in: Social Networking, Digital Divide, Race and Ethnicity , Web 2.0
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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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More in: Teens, Social Networking, Generations