Posts Tagged ‘study’

According to a study done by the Pew Research Center, 69% of social media-using teens think their peers are mostly kind to one another.

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A new study concerning social causes and social media reveals that the gender divide isn’t getting any smaller. Women and men view the use of social cause social media differently. In some cases, quite differently.

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A new study has found over 5,000 YouTube videos on self-injury. These disturbing videos are attracting millions of views and psychologists fear that they may be serving as “how to’s” for troubled teenage viewers.

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Flurry, a smartphone application analytics and monetization platform, recently released a study pertaining to social and traditional gamers. According to the study, the video gaming industry is currently transitioning; no longer are gamers between the traditional age range of 18-34. What has happened to the gaming industry over the years to make this transition, and how can we take advantage of this new direction?

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For positive high tech news, head to your favorite blog, social media site or Twitter. That’s the advice from a new Pew study that found social media has a vastly different, more positive set of attitudes towards technology than mainstream media. A yearlong review of technology news coverage by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism found that blogs, social media sites and social networking sites report more excitement about technological advancements and the businesses behind the developments.

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A recent academic study measuring the “social media IQ” of US politicians paints a picture of John McCain as a social media maven and the GOP in general as far smarter than their Democratic counterparts. But it perhaps relies too much on measures of the quantity of tweets rather than the quality of their content – arguably a better prediction of virality and exposure on social media. While GOP senators do appear to have the edge over the Democrats online, it is likely for reasons other than simply more content.
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If you tweet, ask yourself: Would I pay for this service if it started charging? Those polled in the Center for the Digital Future‘s annual report on the impact of the internet on Americans answered a resounding “no” – all of them. Not a single person who said they used Twitter responded in the affirmative to the question of whether they would pay for the privilege to tweet. Read on for more stats from this robust survey and what they mean.
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Years removed from my education, I often wonder how the Internet and its bevy of study tools would have affected my grades. Could it have been the difference between a C+ and a B-? I guess we’ll never know.

Launching this week is wePapers, a Web site that operates like an online study group. People from around the world can congregate to share class notes, discuss study guides and download term papers. The free online database offers three core reasons to register: Read more

I was always a decent student but I had a single nemesis that managed to sink my grade point average to new lows: MATH. (Well, I also didn’t do so hot in Anthropology).

After failing my Sequential 1 regents (twice) I had to suffer with a math tutor. So while everyone else was riding bikes and making out, I was drowning in double integrals. Imagine if there was a tool that could answer any math equation, no matter how difficult?

I know, you’re thinking, a calculator, jerky! But even with a calculator- or an abacus for that matter – you still have to utilize math skills. Now there’s a solution. My prayers have been answered! (15 years too late!)

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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