Defining Social Behavior Outward: Some Thoughts on the New York Times Piece About Our Facebook Study

Published By On February 3rd 2011. Under News, Research, Social Media, Social Networking Sites, Young Adults and Technology    
The New York Times' Pamela Paul writes about our Facebook study in her Sunday bi-weekly column, Studied.  Her piece, Does Facebook Make Someone Social Offline?, considers one of the main ... Read More
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The Young and the Digital in PC World

Published By On January 19th 2011. Under Book, Mobile, News, Social Media, Social Networking Sites    
Last year my editor in Boston notified me that Western Washington University had selected The Young and  the Digital for its Western Reads program.  I learned that all new ... Read More
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Got Facebook? A New Study Examines the World’s Biggest Social Network

Published By On November 18th 2010. Under Social Media, Social Networking Sites, Young Adults and Technology    
Earlier this year H. Erin Lee, a PhD student at the University of Texas at Austin, and I began combing through the data of a new national survey we conducted ... Read More
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The Young and the Digital: The London Review of Books

Published By On June 14th 2010. Under Book, News, Social Media, Social Networking Sites    
The Young and the Digital is part of a group of books reviewed by Harvard's Stephen Burt in the London Review of Books. Here's an excerpt from what ... Read More
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Mobile Teens: The Microsoft Kin Makes a Bid For Young Mobiles

Published By On April 13th 2010. Under Mobile, News, Research, Social Media, Social Networking Sites, Teens and Technology    
One of the most frequent questions I use to get from parents of teenagers about two or three years ago went something like this: "Should I get my child a ... Read More
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Changing the Conversation: Rethinking America’s Digital Divide

Published By On February 23rd 2010. Under Digital Divides, Mobile, News, Research, Social Media, Social Networking Sites, Teens and Technology, Young Adults and Technology    
Over the last three weeks I've been involved in a series of events that address the changing digital media landscape. Flashback twelve years ago. In 1998 the National ... Read More
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Teens, Technology, and Sexting: Criminal Acts or Teachable Moments?

Published By On December 16th 2009. Under Mobile, News, Social Media, Social Networking Sites, Teens and Technology    
The Pew Internet & American Life Project released a new report on teens and "sexting," a reference to teens who use their mobile phones to send nude or partially nude ... Read More
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The Young and the Digital on KUT/NPR

Published By On December 9th 2009. Under News, Social Media, Social Networking Sites    
Here's a short interview I did recently with KUT's Jennifer Stayton. In the interview we talk about a host of issues including the appeal of being constantly ... Read More
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Smart Phones, Dumb Ads: Men, Women, and Social Media

Published By On November 23rd 2009. Under Mobile, Social Networking Sites    
This past Sunday while watching pro football I could not help but notice two television ads introducing two new mobile phones, Verizon's Wireless Blackberry Storm 2 and Motorola's much hyped, ... Read More
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The Young and the Digital on Ypulse

Published By On October 30th 2009. Under News, Social Networking Sites, Teens and Technology, Young Adults and Technology    
A number of organizations have made studying and understanding young people's engagement with digital media a full time endeavor. One of the most innovative and interesting outfits studying young ... Read More
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