The New Library User and how to Serve Her (and Him)
A look at the new needs and experiences of information seekers and media makers
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Twitter and Status Updating, Fall 2009
Some 19% of internet users now say they use Twitter or another service to share updates about themselves, or to see updates about others–up from 11% in April.
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The Magic of Social Networks
Libraries can play a role in people’s social networks in the future.
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Portrait of a Twitter user: Status update demographics
Some 19% of internet users now say they use Twitter or another service to share updates about themselves, or to see updates about others. This represents a significant increase over previous surveys in December 2008 and April 2009, when 11% of inter…
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Are opportunities for online engagement bringing new voices into the civic debate?
Aaron Smith discusses the role the Internet plays in opening civic and political debate to historically underrepresented groups.
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Social networking site users younger than overall internet population
The proportion of age groups in the SNS population compared to its representation in the overall internet population for 2005 and 2009.
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Twitter and Status Updating: Demographics, Mobile Access and News Consumption
Senior Research Specialist Amanda Lenhart’s presentation, “Twitter and Status Updating: Demographics, Mobile Access and News Consumption,” given at AoIR 10.0 in Milwaukee, WI on October 8, 2009.
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The Democratization of Online Social Networks
A look at the changes in demographics of social network users since 2005.
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Adults on Social Network Sites, 2005-2009
The percentage of adult internet users on social network sites from 2005-2009. From Amanda Lenhart’s presentation, The Democratization of Online Social Networks.
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The rise of the e-patient
In this talk to medical librarians, Lee Rainie covered how e-patients and their caregivers have become a force in the medical world. In addition, he looked at the many ways that e-patients are using the internet to research and respond to their he…