Some interesting numbers from Facebook’s most recent S-1 filing, courtesy of Dustin Curtis.
The Pew Internet & American Life Project (that’s us!) is looking for a new Web Coordinator. Here’s the basic position description:
The Web Coordinator is the staffer most immediately involved in the day-to-day operations of the Pew Internet Project’s web site and digital dissemination…
Not that I’m biased, but this is pretty wonderful and you should absolutely apply.
danah boyd talks about teen privacy strategies at HyperPublic. Read the paper it’s based on (“Social Privacy in Networked Publics: Teens’ Attitudes, Practices, and Strategies,” by danah boyd and Alice Marwick) as a PDF here.
via danah boyd (@zephoria)
Twitter is the social networking site that has experienced the most recent growth in new members. On the other hand, a very small number of people have joined MySpace in the past year. Fewer than 3% of all MySpace users joined within the past 6-months, 10% joined within the past year. Over 75% of MySpace users joining the site two or more years ago. In comparison, nearly 60% of Twitter users, 39% of Facebook users, and 36% of LinkedIn users joined within the past year.
Let’s talk about MySpace. It’s still the second most popular social networking site in the U.S., but just barely—it’s much less popular than it was in 2009, and the vast majority of its users joined more than two years ago. Also, Facebook and Twitter see the most frequent use: About half (52%) of Facebook users and a third (33%) of Twitter users visit the site daily, compared with 7% of MySpace users and 6% of LinkedIn users.
In this great interview with Project Information Literacy, Pew Internet Director Lee Rainie talks about the impact of social network sites on learning, libraries, and society. (Includes a behind-the-scenes look at our research and a sneak peek at his upcoming book with Barry Wellman!)
