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Media Mention
Caitlin Dewey, Washington Post
Nov 6, 2012
One of every five registered voters will share how they voted online, according to a new report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. The report, “Social Media and Voting,” also found that nearly a third of registered voters have been encourag...
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Data Set
Nov 6, 2012
This omnibus survey contains questions about how voters shared who they voted for in the 2012 presidential campaign with others.
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Report
Nov 2, 2012Aaron Smith, Maeve Duggan
55% of registered voters have watched political videos online this election season, and 52% have had others recommend political videos for them to watch online
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Jenny Xie, PBS MediaShift
Oct 29, 2012
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 activiti...
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Dan Eggen, The Washington Post
Oct 25, 2012
“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’s ...
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Report
Oct 25, 2012Aaron Smith, Maeve Duggan
10% of 2012 presidential campaign donors have contributed via text message or cell phone app.
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Report
Oct 19, 2012Lee Rainie, Aaron Smith, Kay Lehman Schlozman, Henry Brady, Sidney Verba
66% of social media users have employed the platforms for at least one of eight civic or political activities with social media
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Benny Evangelista, SFGate
Oct 19, 2012
This should come as no surprise at a time when a phrase like “binders full of women” can instantly become an Internet meme, but a new study shows that about 66 percent of social media users have used those platforms to comment about political candida...
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Report
Oct 9, 2012Aaron Smith, Maeve Duggan
Registered voters on both sides of the political spectrum are using their cell phones to get campaign news, share their views about the candidates and interact with others about political issues
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Data Set
Oct 1, 2012
This omnibus survey contains questions about the types of political videos voters watched, shared and recommended during the 2012 election campaign.
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