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Jan 1, 2012The New York Times
Almost two-thirds of adults who used the Internet in 2011 also belonged to social networks, like Facebook and Twitter, according to the Pew Internet and American Life Project.
Most people said they adopted these tools to stay connected ...
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Dec 27, 2011Minnesota Public Radio
Director Lee Rainie and New York Times staff writer Jennifer Preston discussed how prevalent social media became in 2011, and how it has affected the culture. Listen to the interview Read More
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Dec 7, 2011Parents' Perspective
Director Lee Rainie was interviewed on the "Parents' Perspective" podcast (#494) about how today's "plugged-in teens" manage their reputations online--and how their families are parenting in ...
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Dec 2, 2011CNN / Mashable
Americans are going online to pass the time more than they were just a few years ago, according to a new study.
A report from Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project found that about 53% of young adults ages 18 to 29 go o...
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Nov 2, 2011This Week in Libraries
Pew Internet director Lee Rainie was on “This Week in Libraries,” where he and John Seely Brown spoke about the process of knowledge aquisition, networked objects, librarians as data analysts, and more. (Video)
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Oct 26, 2011Next Libraries
What does your community want and need from a library? If you’re a librarian, chances are you’ve made efforts to find out, to strategically plan, to adjust services to local interests and changing needs. Rarely, though, do any of us get to see a b...
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Jun 16, 2011Globe and Mail
Is Twitter ruining your attention span? Is Facebook turning you into a wan, sunlight-deprived, socially stunted creeper? Does sending LinkedIn invites to everyone in your e-mail contact list make you appear a status-seeking, resume-padding social-...
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Jun 16, 2011CNN
Myspace remains the second-largest social network, according to the Pew report and research firm comScore. Myspace had 35 million visitors last month, but that number has steadily dropping, comScore said in a report on Wednesday.
The ne...
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Jun 8, 2011The University of Washington's Project Information Literacy
In this interview with Project Information Literacy, Director Lee Rainie talks about the impact of social networks on learning, libraries, and society, as we know it.
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Jun 2, 2011USA Today
Today, seven in 10 adult Internet users watch videos, and 50% report watching humorous videos, up from 31% in 2007, according to the most recent survey by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project. Viewing educational videos jumpe...
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