Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World

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Internet and Technology

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    The social media landscape

    Lee Rainie was asked to present about the state of social media, in particular how non-profit groups might think about using social media to promote their missions. He cites the newest data from Pew Internet Project surveys and describes how the “…

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    Americans and Text Messaging

    31% of text message users prefer texting to voice calls, and young adults stand out in their use of text messaging.

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    Medicine 2.0

    The internet provides access not only to information, but also to each other, and Pew Internet’s research documents how this has transformed the health communications landscape over the last 10 years.

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    Medicine 2.0: Peer-to-peer healthcare

    Peer-to-peer healthcare is a way for people to do what they have always done – lend a hand, lend an ear, lend advice – but at internet speed and at internet scale.

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    The Digital Revolution and Higher Education

    As online college courses have become increasingly prevalent, the general public and college presidents offer different assessments of their educational value.

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    The Digital Revolution and Higher Education

    As online college courses have become increasingly prevalent, the general public and college presidents offer different assessments of their educational value, according to a new Pew Research Center report.