Category:Week 10 (11/2 - 11/6)

Adults and Internet Use from PEW Research
 * The number of adults with SNS has quadrupled in the last four years.


 * It went from 8% to 35%
 * Adults are the bulk of users on such sites.                                                                  Faceblook_Intro.hmedium.jpg
 * There are more adults in the world than kids (possible explanation).
 * It was not just the number of people online that changed, also the daily usage.
 * It is used much more for personal use than professional use.
 * It is also used to make and maintain friendships.
 * Multiple Profiles
 * Seperate personal and professional lives.
 * They do not want to harm either side by combining them.
 * Youth often use multiple profiles.
 * They have mirror sites, one that they are comfortable with their parents seeing.
 * 43% of adults with profiles believe that it would be easy for someone to find out who they are.
 * 23% for young people.
 * There are preferences for specific SNS sites and types of people drawn to them.PEW Article
 * Deletion and departure from SNS. PEW Article
 * Politics and SNS. PEW Article


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