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.
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …