We asked teen social media users about five specific activities that relate to the content they post and found that:
- 59% have deleted or edited something that they posted in the past.
- 53% have deleted comments from others on their profile or account.
- 45% have removed their name from photos that have been tagged to identify them.
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The hills of Western Hungary, after a flood of toxic red sludge from an alumina plant engulfed several towns and burned people through their clothes.
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According to the New York Times, “The drought that has settled over more than half of the continental United States this summer is the most widespread in more than half a century. And it is likely to grow worse.” [Full article]
More:
“Asian Americans are the highest-income, best-educated and fastest-growing racial group in the U.S, with Asians now making up the largest share of recent immigrants. ” Read our new report, “The Rise of Asian Americans,” just released: http://pewrsr.ch/KIJP63
Be sure to check out this neat visual summary of Nielsen’s 2011 State of the Media report.
Wow. Some stark infographics from the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press’s new report, “The Generation Gap and the 2012 Election.”