When SurveyPost launched two years ago, our community of researchers had just begun to investigate developments in digital technology, social media, and big data and their impact on the future of survey research. In order to engage other survey researchers and establish a body of knowledge about this rapidly changing […] Read more »
Twitter faces skeptical investors, users ahead of IPO
Twitter faces skepticism from potential investors and the broader public ahead of its initial public offering, according to an Associated Press-CNBC poll released Monday. CONT. Barbara Ortutay, AP Read more »
The Information-Gathering Paradox
… The Internet industry, having nudged consumers to share heaps of information about themselves, has built a trove of personal data for government agencies to mine — erecting, perhaps unintentionally, what Alessandro Acquisti, a Carnegie Mellon University behavioral economist, calls “the de facto infrastructure of surveillance.” Nearly five months after […] Read more »
The Digital Abuse Study: Experiences of Teens and Young Adults
… In response to growing concerns about the harmful effects of digital abuse, both public and private sector organizations initiated campaigns and interventions aimed at educating young people about appropriate online behavior and how to deal with digital abuse when it happens. Seeking to contribute rigorous research on this issue, […] Read more »
Online Dating & Relationships
One in ten Americans have used an online dating site or mobile dating app themselves, and many people now know someone else who uses online dating or who has found a spouse or long-term partner via online dating. General public attitudes towards online dating have become much more positive in […] Read more »
Nielsen to Measure Twitter Chatter About TV Shows
… Nielsen is now measuring what it calls the “unique audience” for Twitter posts about television, providing a more complete view of the phenomenon known as social TV. On Monday the company is introducing Nielsen Twitter TV Ratings, a product announced last year that professes to measure all the activity […] Read more »