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reportMar 16, 2012

Mama birds: Catherine Fairchild Calhoun and Laurie Strongin

A conversation about rare disease, the impact of the internet, and love.
reportMar 15, 2012

The Viral Kony 2012 Video

Young adults heard more about the viral video against Joseph Kony and were more likely to learn about it through social media than other sources
presentationMar 15, 2012

Mobile is the Needle, Social is the Thread: How Information Today is Woven Into Our Lives

Kristen will be sharing Pew Internet data on the growth of mobile connectivity and social networking sites in the U.S., as well as changing online information consumption patterns, at the annual Radiodays Europe conference in Barcelona, Spain.
reportMar 13, 2012

The internet’s impact on one man’s life

How one man became the chief of a tribe he didn’t know existed, thanks to the internet.
reportMar 12, 2012

Social networking sites and politics

18% of users have shunned “friends” who have different ideas and 16% have found friends whose beliefs match their own
reportMar 9, 2012

Search Engine Use 2012

Even though online Americans are more satisfied than ever with the performance of search engines, strong majorities have negative views of personalized search results and targeted ads
reportMar 9, 2012

Search Engine Use 2012

Even though online Americans are more satisfied than ever with the performance of search engines, strong majorities have negative views of personalized search results and targeted ads
reportMar 9, 2012

What’s the future for self-tracking?

Stephen Wolfram predicts that we will all self-track some day, but a Pew Internet survey suggests we have a long way to go. Just 1 in 4 internet users track health data online.
reportMar 1, 2012

Nearly half of American adults are smartphone owners

46% of American adults now have a smartphone of some kind, and for the first time smartphone owners outnumber users of more basic phones
reportFeb 29, 2012

Millennials will benefit and suffer due to their hyperconnected lives

A Pew Internet/Elon University survey reveals experts’ hopes and fears about the hyperconnected generation, from their ability to juggle many tasks to their thirst for instant gratification and lack of patience.

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Mama birds: Catherine Fairchild Calhoun and Laurie Strongin

Search Engine Use 2012

What’s the future for self-tracking?