Sorry, gonzo pollsters: Twitter sucks at reflecting public opinion

Either there are very different people on Twitter than the average Jane Q. Everywoman, or we tend to say very different things in public than we do in private.

Welcome to Generation Tweet: 31 percent of online 18 to 24-year-olds use Twitter

It’s a new generation — of young 20-somethings who tweet from their smartphones.

From May 2011 to February 2012, the overall percentage of online adults who use Twitter barely moved the needle, growing by a measly 2 percent to 15 …

Unfriending and private profiles are the new trends on social networks

A growing percentage of people are wising up to the consequences of willy-nilly friending and status update-posting.

The Pew Internet and American Life Project, which surveyed 2,277 adults 18 and over, determined that two-thirds of people online are using social …

Social and mobile push online video use to new heights

More online American adults are using video-sharing sites than ever before, according to a new study from Pew Research Center.

In May 2011, 71 percent of online adults reported watching videos from a site like YouTube or Vimeo. On top …