Presentation

Information 2.0 and Beyond: Where are we, where are we going?

Mar 29, 2011Kristen Purcell

Trends that are revolutionizing how people consume information and reshaping the public’s expectations about information access and immersion.

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Media Mention

Interview with Lee Rainie: Libraries and the New Community Information Ecology

Bill Densmore, Journalism That Matters

Mar 14, 2011

In this 25-minute discussion (via Skye), Pew Internet Director Lee Raine talks with Journalism That Matters' Bill Densmore about how libraries can adjust and thrive in the new media ecosystem.

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Report

Wikipedia, past and present

Jan 13, 2011Kathryn Zickuhr, Lee Rainie

42% of all Americans turn to the popular collaborative encyclopedia for information online

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Media Mention

Twitter users may be diverse, but are they talking to each other?

Chris O'Brien | Columnist, San Jose Mercury News

Dec 14, 2010

At first glance, a major study released last week showing higher percentages of blacks and Latinos than whites using Twitter seemed like a cyberutopian's dream come true. The blogosphere applauded what looked like real data showing that social media ...

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Commentary

Going Viral Against HIV

Dec 10, 2010Susannah Fox

A one-day forum on social media, HIV, and sexually transmitted infections turned out to be an unfiltered discussion of love, truth, and technology.

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Report

8% of online Americans use Twitter

Dec 9, 2010Aaron Smith, Lee Rainie

Eight percent of online adults use Twitter. It is particularly popular with young adults, minorities, and those who live in cities.

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Twitter becomes a digital melting pot

Mike Swift, San Jose Mercury News

Dec 9, 2010

People have grown used to the idea of Twitter as America's stream of consciousness, but a new study suggests that the fast-growing microblogging service is also becoming a kind of digital melting pot for U.S. adults.

A survey released today by the...

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Twitter Used by 8 Percent of Online Americans

David Riedel, CBS News

Dec 9, 2010

(CBS) Eight percent of online Americans use Twitter, according to a Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project released Thursday. The study is the first by Pew that specifically examines Twitter users.

Worth noting: Pew discovered du...

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8 percent of online Americans use Twitter

Suzanne Choney, msnbc.com

Dec 9, 2010

Eight percent of Americans who are online use Twitter, and the short-messaging blog is "particularly popular" with those ages 18 to 29, minorities and those who live in cities," according to a new report from The Pew Research Center's Internet & Amer...

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8 Percent of American Internet Users Go to Twitter, Report Says

Nick Bilton, New York Times

Dec 9, 2010

A new study released Thursday by The Pew Research Center found that 8 percent of Americans who are active on the Internet are enthusiastic users of the social networking service Twitter.

The study is part of a Pew Research Center’s Interne...

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