Tag: Social networking
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Social networking under fresh attack as tide of cyber-scepticism sweeps US
Guardian: Social networking under fresh attack as tide of cyber-scepticism sweeps US Twitter and Facebook don't connect people – they isolate them from reality, say a rising number of academics. The way in which people frantically communicate online via Twitter, Facebook and instant messaging can be seen as a form of modern madness, according to…
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Older Adults and Social Media
Pew: Older Adults and Social Media Social networking use among internet users ages 50 and older has nearly doubled — from 22% to 42% over the past year. … Half (47%) of internet users ages 50-64 and one-in-four (26%) users ages 65 and older now use social networking sites. … One-in-ten (11%) online adults ages…
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Social Networks/Blogs Now Account for One in Every Four and a Half Minutes Online
Nielson Wire: Social Networks/Blogs Now Account for One in Every Four and a Half Minutes Online The popularity of social media is undeniable – three of the world’s most popular brands online are social-media related (Facebook, YouTube and Wikipedia) and the world now spends over 110 billion minutes on social networks and blog sites. This…
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Social Networking Rises, Especially Among Younger Set
Marketing Charts: Social Networking Rises, Especially Among Younger Set Social networking has risen among all age groups in the past few years, particularly among teens and younger adults, according to research from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Pew research indicates that in 2009, 73% of online teens used social networking sites in 2009,…
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Why Email No Longer Rules…
Wall Street Journal: Why Email No Longer Rules… And what that means for the way we communicate. Email has had a good run as king of communications. But its reign is over. In its place, a new generation of services is starting to take hold—services like Twitter and Facebook and countless others vying for a…