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Social networking sites and our lives | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/Technology-and-social-networks.aspxQuestions have been raised about the social impact of widespread use of social networking sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, and Twitter. Do these technologies isolate people and truncate their relationships? Or are there benefits associated with being connected to others in this way? The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project decided to examine social networking sites in a survey that explored people’s overall social networks and how use of these technologies is related to trust, tolerance, social support, and community and political engagement. The findings presented here paint a rich and complex picture of the role that digital technology plays in people’s social worlds. Report URL -- http://www.pewinternet.org/~/media//Files/Reports/2011/PIP%20-%20Social%20networking%20sites%20and%20our%20lives.pdf. Survey questions URL -- http://www.pewinternet.org/~/media//Files/Questionnaire/2011/PIP_SNS%20and%20Facebook%20Survey%202010_topline.pdf
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Social Isolation and New Technology | Pew Internet & American Life Project
This report adds new insights to an ongoing debate about the extent of social isolation in America. A widely-reported 2006 study argued that since 1985 Americans have become more socially isolated, the size of their discussion networks has declined, and the diversity of those people with whom they discuss important matters has decreased. In particular, the study found that Americans have fewer close ties to those from their neighborhoods and from voluntary associations. Sociologists Miller McPherson, Lynn Smith-Lovin and Matthew Brashears suggest that new technologies, such as the internet and mobile phone, may play a role in advancing this trend.
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/18--Social-Isolation-and-New-Technology.aspx
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This report adds new insights to an ongoing debate about the extent of social isolation in America. A widely-reported 2006 study argued that since 1985 Americans have become more socially isolated, the size of their discussion networks has declined, and the diversity of those people with whom they discuss important matters has decreased. In particular, the study found that Americans have fewer close ties to those from their neighborhoods and from voluntary associations. Sociologists Miller McPherson, Lynn Smith-Lovin and Matthew Brashears suggest that new technologies, such as the internet and mobile phone, may play a role in advancing this trend.
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/18--Social-Isolation-and-New-Technology.aspx
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The Future of the Internet IV | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project
Pew Internet and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center asked internet experts and stakeholders to react to two opposing statements about the direction and impact of the internet 10 years from now – that is, the year 2020. In this report, we cover there answers to these issues: • Will Google make us stupid? • Will the internet enhance or detract from reading, writing, and rendering of knowledge? • Is the next wave of innovation in technology, gadgets, and applications pretty clear now, or will the most interesting developments between now and 2020 come “out of the blue”? • Will the end-to-end principle of the internet still prevail in 10 years or will there be more control of access to information? • Will it be possible to be anonymous online or not by the end of the decade?
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Future-of-the-Internet-IV.aspx
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Pew Internet and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center asked internet experts and stakeholders to react to two opposing statements about the direction and impact of the internet 10 years from now – that is, the year 2020. In this report, we cover there answers to these issues: • Will Google make us stupid? • Will the internet enhance or detract from reading, writing, and rendering of knowledge? • Is the next wave of innovation in technology, gadgets, and applications pretty clear now, or will the most interesting developments between now and 2020 come “out of the blue”? • Will the end-to-end principle of the internet still prevail in 10 years or will there be more control of access to information? • Will it be possible to be anonymous online or not by the end of the decade?
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Future-of-the-Internet-IV.aspx
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Overview | Pew Internet & American Life Project
"In the digital era, news has become omnipresent. Americans access it in multiple formats on multiple platforms on myriad devices. The days of loyalty to a particular news organization on a particular piece of technology in a particular form are gone. The overwhelming majority of Americans (92%) use multiple platforms to get news on a typical day, including national TV, local TV, the internet, local newspapers, radio, and national newspapers. Some 46% of Americans say they get news from four to six media platforms on a typical day. Just 7% get their news from a single media platform on a typical day. The internet is at the center of the story of how people’s relationship to news is changing. Six in ten Americans (59%) get news from a combination of online and offline sources on a typical day, and the internet is now the third most popular news platform, behind local television news and national television news. "
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Online-News.aspx?r=1
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"In the digital era, news has become omnipresent. Americans access it in multiple formats on multiple platforms on myriad devices. The days of loyalty to a particular news organization on a particular piece of technology in a particular form are gone. The overwhelming majority of Americans (92%) use multiple platforms to get news on a typical day, including national TV, local TV, the internet, local newspapers, radio, and national newspapers. Some 46% of Americans say they get news from four to six media platforms on a typical day. Just 7% get their news from a single media platform on a typical day. The internet is at the center of the story of how people’s relationship to news is changing. Six in ten Americans (59%) get news from a combination of online and offline sources on a typical day, and the internet is now the third most popular news platform, behind local television news and national television news. "
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Reputation Management and Social Media | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project
More than half (57%) of adult internet users say they have used a search engine to look up their name and see what information was available about them online, up from 47% who did so in 2006. Young adults, far from being indifferent about their digital footprints, are the most active online reputation managers in several dimensions. For example, more than two-thirds (71%) of social networking users ages 18-29 have changed the privacy settings on their profile to limit what they share with others online. Reputation management has now become a defining feature of online life for many internet users, especially the young. While some internet users are careful to project themselves online in a way that suits specific audiences, other internet users embrace an open approach to sharing information about themselves and do not take steps to restrict what they share.
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Reputation-Management.aspx
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More than half (57%) of adult internet users say they have used a search engine to look up their name and see what information was available about them online, up from 47% who did so in 2006. Young adults, far from being indifferent about their digital footprints, are the most active online reputation managers in several dimensions. For example, more than two-thirds (71%) of social networking users ages 18-29 have changed the privacy settings on their profile to limit what they share with others online. Reputation management has now become a defining feature of online life for many internet users, especially the young. While some internet users are careful to project themselves online in a way that suits specific audiences, other internet users embrace an open approach to sharing information about themselves and do not take steps to restrict what they share.
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Reputation-Management.aspx
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