Social Movements in the Age of Social Media: Participatory Politics in Egypt

Published By On February 18th 2011. Under News, Politics and Social Media, Young Adults and Technology    
In the wake of the uprising that shook up Egypt and ended the thirty year regime of Hosni Mubarak a growing debate around the role of social media has ensued.  ... Read More
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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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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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Twitterball II: LeBron James, Social Media and the New Culture of Pro Sport

Published By On July 9th 2010. Under News, Social Media, Sports and Social Media, Young Adults and Technology    
In the middle of the biggest decision of his young professional life LeBron James showed up on Twitter of all places. During the week James had invited his friend, ... Read More
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The Young and the Digital Interview w/MacArthur Foundation Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning

Published By On March 5th 2010. Under Digital Divides, Mobile, News, Research, Social Media, Teens and Technology, Young Adults and Technology    
In a follow-up to a recent set of events I did an interview with the MacArthur Foundation Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning. Here's an excerpt. As the digital ... 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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The Young and the Digital in 2010: Studying the Mini-Generational and Participation Gaps

Published By On January 13th 2010. Under Digital Divides, Research, Social Media, Teens and Technology, Young Adults and Technology    
Our research team will be quite active in 2010. In addition to continuing our work with various organizations and digital media educational efforts our research agenda sets its sights ... 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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