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Media Mention
Cecilia Kang, The Washington Post
May 15, 2013
On the photo-sharing app Instagram, search the keywords #Fairfax, #Rockville or #DC and up pops hundreds of photos from children. Among them, until recently, were many from Kyle, a 12-year-old. His full name, Gaithersburg middle school and favorite M...
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Media Mention
Jenny Xie, PBS MediaShift
May 14, 2013
The level of people’s political participation online in 2012 has increased since 2008 — with 72 percent of all Americans participating in at least one activity, such as posting links to political stories or following elected officials, according to t...
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Infographic
Apr 25, 2013
Online traditional political activities are most popular among the well-educated and the financially well-off
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Report
Apr 25, 2013Aaron Smith
The well-educated and the well-off are more likely than others to participate in civic life online – just as those groups have always been more likely to be active in politics and community affairs offline.
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Media Mention
Alex Fitzpatrick, Mashable
Apr 25, 2013
"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 outside ...
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Media Mention
Devin Coldewey, NBC News
Apr 25, 2013
"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 st...
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Presentation
Apr 19, 2013Lee Rainie
Pew Internet Director Lee Rainie will discuss the Project’s latest research into internet trends, mobile connectivity, and use of social media and what they mean for marketers.
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Media Mention
Rachel Metz, MIT Technology Review
Apr 4, 2013
“One of the reasons these services are popular is they’re hearkening back to a time when the context was all that mattered,” says Lee Rainie, director of Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. “You’re just having a little shared thin...
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Media Mention
Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press
Apr 3, 2013
Chatter about Facebook's demise never seems to die down, whether it's talk of "Facebook fatigue," or grousing about how the social network lost its cool once grandma joined. The Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project recently found ...
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Media Mention
Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press
Apr 2, 2013
Chatter about Facebook’s demise never seems to die down, whether it’s talk of “Facebook fatigue,” or grousing about how the social network lost its cool once grandma joined. The Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project recently found ...
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