A new study has found that one in five adults who use the Internet turned to social networks to get or share information about the 2010 midterm elections. So when a voter turns to Facebook instead of a candidate’s website for information, is that a win or a loss for democracy?
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Social media is becoming a key part of civic life, helping Americans connect to their local communities, according to a new report. In fact, social media such as Facebook and Twitter and mobile devices have become key to connecting citizens and providing local information as the “local news and information ecosystem” continues to “fracture,” the study concluded.
If you’ve held to the stereotype that Internet users are a bunch of pajama-wearing loners, buried in their basements typing away in front of a computer screen, not so fast. New research shows that Internet users are, in fact, more likely than their offline counterparts to be active in some type of community group or volunteering effort, and social media users even more so.
The oft-cited saying that “all politics is local” just got a 21st century upgrade. Let it now be said that, “all politics is mobile.”
Warning: Don’t be surprised to find a “friend” request from Grandma and Grandpa in your Facebook inbox this holiday season. The fastest growth on social networking sites like Facebook has come from the G.I. generation, those aged 74 or older, according to new research from the Pew Research Center.
Call it a case of 21st century ‘keeping up with the Jones’s:’ Americans want all the mobile apps their friends, children and neighbors have, but actually use them? Not so much. About 35 percent of cell phone owners now have apps on their phones, but only 24 percent of people actually use them, according to a first-of-its-kind study out this week from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Read on for more of the interesting ways Americans are navigating an increasingly mobile culture.
Pew Internet and American Life Project have released some very interesting survey results that reveal – to no surprise – that the number of young adults participating in digital activities is on the rise. In fact, 62% of all Americans go wireless/mobile away from home or work. Read more
