Social networking has spread around the world with remarkable speed.

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In countries such as : The United States,

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RUSSIA,

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…and Spain,

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…about half of all adults now use facebook and similar websites.

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Meanwhile, cell phones have become nearly

ubiquitous throughout much of the world,

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…people are using them in a variety of ways, including texting,

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IntelFreePress

…andtaking pictures.

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Technologies like these are especially popular among the

young.

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A median of 67% of social networkers say they use these sites to share opinions about music…

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…and movies.

Significant numbers also post their views on community issues such as sports,

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…and politics.

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Fewer give their opinions about religion.

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Expressing opinions about politics, community issues and religion is particularly

common in the Arab world.

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In Egypt,

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… and Tunisia, more than six-in-ten social networkers share their views about politics online.

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CONVERSELY, PUBLICS IN SOME MORE ECONOMICALLY DEVELOPED

NATIONS

SEEM LESS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT INTERACTING WITH OTHERS ONLINE.

ESPECIALLY JAPAN,

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…and GERMANY.

The only two countries

where less than half of all internet users participate in

social networks.

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In 12 of the 21 countries surveyed,

at least six-in-ten smart phone users access social networks with their phones. Photo By Flickr user

markhillary

The young are considerably more engaged with their

cel l phones,

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…than their elders.

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Ultimately, the world

has become a smaller

place due to the rising trend of

global social media.

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Photos

• The photo on slide 2 was taken from the United States Government Works on Flickr.com

• The photos on slide 1 and slides 3 through 23 were taken from the Creative Commons section on Flickr.com.

Text Source

• The quotes from slides 1 through 23 were all taken from an online publication from Pew Research titled, Social Networking Popular Across Globe, released on December 12, 2012.

• http://www.pewglobal.org/2012/12/12/survey-methods-43/

• The quote on slide 23 is my own in order to provide a conclusion to the ideas presented in my flipbook.