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Feb 14, 2013Maeve Duggan, Joanna Brenner
Young adults are more likely than older adults to use social media. Women, African-Americans, and Latinos show high interest in sites like Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.
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Salvador Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times
Feb 7, 2013
Every person has their price, and for a 14-year-old Boston girl, her price to quit Facebook is $200. Paul Baier and his daughter entered into a contract he posted on his blog this week that will earn the daughter $200 if she can stay off of the 1-...
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Heather Kelly, CNN
Feb 6, 2013
Facebook follows you everywhere. It's on phones and computers, at work and home, and in the news. So it's understandable that people might need a little rest from the social network. New research suggests that Facebook fatigue may be setting in wi...
Jenna Wortham, New York Times
Feb 5, 2013
Facebook is the most popular social network in America — roughly two-thirds of adults in the country use it on a regular basis. But that doesn’t mean they don’t get sick of it. A new study released on Tuesday by the Pew Research Center‘s Intern...
Feb 5, 2013Lee Rainie, Aaron Smith, Maeve Duggan
61% of Facebook users have taken a voluntary break from using the site at one time or another and 27% plan to spend less time on the site this coming year. Even so, two-thirds of online adults are now Facebook users.
Jan 4, 2013Kristin Thomson, Kristen Purcell, Lee Rainie
Cultural organizations like theater companies, orchestras, and art museums are using the internet, social media, and mobile apps to draw in and engage audiences, provide deeper context, and disseminate their work beyond the stage and the gallery
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Dec 1, 2012
This omnibus survey contains questions on people's Facebook habits and attitudes.
Nov 6, 2012Lee Rainie
22% of registered voters have announced their vote for president on social media like Facebook or Twitter
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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...
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...
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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