Smartphones boost US teens' connections
It's not just your imagination: most American teenagers are online or on their smartphones every day, and many are almost continually connected.
It's not just your imagination: most American teenagers are online or on their smartphones every day, and many are almost continually connected.
Internet
Apr 9, 2015
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Americans have been stepping up efforts to keep their data private since the revelations about vast US government surveillance programs, a survey showed Monday.
Internet
Mar 16, 2015
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The vast majority of scientists—87 percent—think they should play an active role in debates on public policy, according to a poll of US scientists released Sunday.
Social Sciences
Feb 15, 2015
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Using digital technologies does not directly cause stress, but social media can increase awareness of problems facing friends and family, and this stress is "contagious," researchers said Thursday.
Social Sciences
Jan 15, 2015
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Facebook remains the most popular social media site, by far, with 71 percent of online adults using the platform, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center that involves researchers from the University of Michigan ...
Internet
Jan 13, 2015
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The Women, Action and the Media (WAM) activist group announced on Friday a collaboration with Twitter to address online harassment of women, which it claims has "reached crisis levels".
Internet
Nov 13, 2014
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Americans are worried about being tracked—both by the government and by online marketers.
Internet
Nov 12, 2014
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Here is an idea worth following: "share" for tenure; "like" to get cited. Academic researchers are turning to social media more and more, according to Dominique Brossard, and not just to post family photos or crack wise via ...
Social Sciences
Nov 6, 2014
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A new social media monitoring tool developed at The University of Queensland will help journalists, bloggers and public relations practitioners find out what the public is really saying about people, brands and trends while ...
Software
Nov 6, 2014
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The 2014 US midterm elections are decidedly more social and mobile than the last time around, according to a new report.
Internet
Nov 3, 2014
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