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Media Mention
Frederic Lardinois, ReadWriteWeb
Aug 27, 2009
Even though baby boomers make up more than one quarter of all US Internet users, and even though the majority of this group spends over five hour per week online, a new survey by Burst Media found that only 14% of boomers feel that the content on the...
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Jon Swartz, USA Today
Aug 27, 2009
Social-media services, such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and countless other websites, have had a profound effect on how millions of Americans — especially those under 35 — interact with others (or don't), shop and view brands. It's a real-time digi...
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More in: Communities, Social Networking, Web 2.0
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Commentary
Aug 18, 2009Susannah Fox
Federal agencies can, and should, be the first responders to health questions. Social media can help.
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Linda S. Crawford, Law.com
Aug 17, 2009
In many ways, today's social networking systems are wonderful tools, bringing people together -- and no longer just the domain of teenagers. Adult Internet users participating in online social networks quadrupled from 8 percent to 35 percent between ...
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More in: Health, Social Networking
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Martha Irvine, Associated Press
Jul 13, 2009
...many companies are still figuring out their online policies and how to deal with the blurring lines between work and personal time — including social networking, even with the boss.
"I think over time, an open embrace of these tools can become ...
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Riva Richmond, New York Times
Jul 9, 2009
Is the social media revolution bringing us together? Or is it perpetuating divisions by race and class?
Many of us would like to believe the Internet is a force for unity, but Danah Boyd, a social media researcher at Microsoft Research New Englan...
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More in: Social Networking, Digital Divide, Race and Ethnicity , Web 2.0
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Presentation
May 23, 2009Amanda Lenhart
This presentation dives into the demographics of teen and adult social network users and looks at how youth use of social networks compares to use by adults, both in frequency, but also in purpose and behavior.
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More in: Teens, Social Networking, Generations
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Media Mention
Robert Strohmeyer, Computerworld
May 20, 2009
That Boomers dramatically alter the social networks they adopt should come as no surprise, according to Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Internet & American Life Project, a think tank that studies Americans' online habits. "Boomers are the mainstream ...
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Cheryl Oakes, Alice Barr, Bob Sprankle, Bit by Bit
May 11, 2009
Mary Madden appeared on the May 7th edition of "Seedlings" to discuss her work at the Project. Seedlings is a weekly education and technology podcast created by teachers for teachers.
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Sue Zeidler and Steve Gorman, Reuters
Apr 29, 2009
Swine flu chatter spread swiftly through blogs and social network sites like Twitter and Facebook on Tuesday while U.S. cable news networks' saturation coverage of the outbreak gave way to a major political story...
Much of the online buzz was pro...
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More in: Health, Social Networking