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Apr 25, 2013Mashable
"Many discussions about the impact of the internet on political and civic life assume that the people who take part in political activities on social networking sites are separate and distinct from those who take part in political activities outsi...
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Apr 25, 2013NBC News
"Liking" a post by the president or a human rights group may not be the most powerful form of political expression, but according to a recent Pew Research Center study, it is at least something that a person of nearly any age, location or economic...
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Nov 30, 2012Los Angeles Times
They keep trying to tell us ours is a dangerous love. A love that leaves us too distracted. A love that costs too much. A love that causes us to work too hard.
But we know better. Our love for our cellphones comes without guilt or sham...
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Oct 29, 2012PBS MediaShift
The "Social Media and Political Engagement" survey from the Pew Internet and American Life Project identified eight major ways Americans use social network tools (Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn) and Twitter to participate in civil and political activ...
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Oct 25, 2012The Washington Post
“The fact that in less than a month, 10 percent of donors have contributed this way is impressive,” said Aaron Smith, a Pew research associate who helped conduct the analysis. “It speaks to the centrality of mobile devices in all aspects of people...
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Sep 4, 2012TechPresident
There's a joke quote circulating on Facebook that goes like this: "'Your relentless political Facebook posts finally t...
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Jun 26, 2012Nieman Journalism Lab
A majority of American adults who have cell phones are now using them to go online, according to a study out today from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. And, within that group, 31 percent of those adults use their phones for the majority ...
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Dec 28, 2011The New York Times
After using Facebook and Twitter in recent months primarily to broadcast their messages and raise money, the Republican presidential candidates are increasingly turning to social media sites and other online tools to mobilize voters before the Iow...
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Nov 15, 2011San Francisco Chronicle
Anyone who’s not using a social network probably wonders what the fuss is all about.
But for those who use Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn, and that’s more than half of all adult Americans, the answer revealed by a new study released toda...
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Nov 15, 2011msnbc.com
The most common reason U.S. consumers use social networking sites is to stay in touch with family and friends ― more than to reconnect with old friends and keep tabs on celebrities, a new survey finds.
In a survey for the Pew Internet &...
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