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How people get local news and information in different communities
Sep 26, 2012Carolyn Miller, Lee Rainie, Kristen Purcell, Amy Mitchell, Tom Rosenstiel
Depending on the topic, urban residents are more likely to use mobile and online sources; suburbanites are most heavily into social media; and rural residents are more inclined to word of mouth sources
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The impact of the internet on users' social relations has been a topic of considerable debate during the life of the Project. We have explored this vital topic in a number of ways.

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So Much For Bowling Alone: Research Says Internet Users Are Socially Engaged
Erika Rydberg, NPR
Jan 19, 2011
When one imagines an Internet user, the image that appears may be that of a solitary individual staring at a computer screen at an unbeknownst hour. It's a lot like the lonely Internet user that Robert Putnam described in Bowling Alone. In the book, ...
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Group participation and technology
Jan 18, 2011
The proportion of American adults in each tech user group (those who use the internet, those who connect to the internet wirelessly, cell phone users, etc.) who are active in various organizations. From The Social Side of the Internet.
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The social state of the Net [Updated with video]
Jan 18, 2011Lee Rainie
Lee Rainie presents new survey findings about groups, communities, social and civic activity on the internet.
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The Social Side of the Internet
Jan 18, 2011Lee Rainie, Kristen Purcell, Aaron Smith
The internet has become deeply embedded in group life and is affecting the way civic and social groups behave and the way they impact their communities
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January 2011 - Local News
Jan 1, 2011
Our January 2011 tracking survey contains questions about people's sources of online news information.
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People say they need involvement in communities
David Riedel, USA Today
Dec 9, 2010
An overwhelming majority of Americans say it's important for them to be involved in their community amid concern that technological gadgets and harried schedules are fraying human connections, a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows.

A recent survey of ...
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December 2010 - Social Side of the Internet
Dec 1, 2010
Our December 2010 survey contains data on the role of technology in group formation and engagement. It was used in the report "The Social Side of the Internet".
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Online Health Seeking: How Social Networks Can Be Healing Communities
Oct 25, 2010Lee Rainie
This keynote will explore the Pew Internet Project’s latest findings on health searches and sharing on the internet and smart phones, as well as how digital technologies allow patient-centered communities to emerge and give care to those who are sick...
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Lessons Learned: Online Patient Communities
Oct 21, 2010Susannah Fox
Susannah Fox participated in a discussion of how the maturation of online social networks, patient communities, and patient blogs affects health and health care.
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Internet promoting connections, not loneliness, say experts
Laura Casey, San Jose Mercury News
Oct 11, 2010
Yet the inference that technology and the Internet is making us feel more lonesome may simply be incorrect, researchers say today. Yes, loneliness does affect a broad spectrum of people, but technology cannot be the only scapegoat.

In fact, a Pew ...
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