It appears “social media” is living up to its name. At least that’s the conclusion of a national survey released today.
“On one level, I think these findings sort of push against the notion that heavy technology users are retreating from real engagement with groups and real involvement in social life,” said Lee Rainie, director of the Washington, D.C.- based Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.
The image of social loner sitting in the glow of a laptop screen is dashed by the survey, which was conducted by telephone from Nov. 23 through Dec. 21, 2010 by Princeton Survey Research Associates International.
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(Post-Gazette) Social media lovers involved in actual life
It appears “social media” is living up to its name. At least that’s the conclusion of a national survey released today.
“On one level, I think these findings sort of push against the notion that heavy technology users are retreating from real engagement with groups and real involvement in social life,” said Lee Rainie, director of the Washington, D.C.- based Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.
The image of social loner sitting in the glow of a laptop screen is dashed by the survey, which was conducted by telephone from Nov. 23 through Dec. 21, 2010 by Princeton Survey Research Associates International.
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