It's one of the oldest forms of social media, predating social networking – a little more purposeful, if you will – and it's gaining momentum. Well over a third (38%) of American adults who are single and actively looking for a partner have used dating sites or apps, and the percentage of US adults who ever have has tripled over the last five years, according to the Pew Internet Project. In 2008, … [Read more...] about Digital dating (and breaking up): Study
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Social-media natives in Myanmar, digital natives planet-wide
In no time, many Burmese will go online for the first time never knowing an Internet that wasn't social. "This is going to be a digital revolution, not an evolution. This is not going to be slow," said Vietnamese-Canadian tech entrepreneur Rita Nguyen, founder of Myanmar's first social network site, Squar, told the BBC. She never visited Myanmar before this year, when she moved there and launched … [Read more...] about Social-media natives in Myanmar, digital natives planet-wide
Highest social networking growth among Americans 65+
No one thinks social media is kid stuff anymore, right? If they do, they should check out this CNET article that says more than 72% of US adults now use social network sites, that figure up from 67% just five months before, CNET reports, citing just-released Pew Internet Project figures. And that's not just young adults. "One of the more striking stories about the social networking population," … [Read more...] about Highest social networking growth among Americans 65+
GromSocial.com: By a teen, for teens
No pressure or anything, but we'll be watching GromSocial.com – a social network site for people under 16 – to see if it isn't one of the best ways for kids to learn safe, constructive use of social media. It was started by 13-year-old Zach Marks in Florida after his parents kicked him off of Facebook, Florida Today reports. Even the county sheriff, Wayne Ivey, believes that there is no better … [Read more...] about GromSocial.com: By a teen, for teens
Computer-based socializing likely to have peaked
It looks like social networking on desktops and laptops peaked in 2011 at 30% of Americans' time online – another sign of how mobile socializing's getting. Computer-based socializing decreased 3% last year for the first time, CNET reports, citing Experian market research. Social networking went down in the UK and Australia during the same period too – declining 3% in both countries. "If the time … [Read more...] about Computer-based socializing likely to have peaked