mobile is the needle; social is the thread
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Examining more than a decade of data on the social impact of technology in America, Pew Internet Research Analyst Kathryn Zickuhr discussed the patterns and trends shaping the new messaging realities of the digital age at the WSU Elliott School of Communications’ annual Comm Week conference.TRANSCRIPT
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Wichita State University Elliott School of Communications October 18, 2012 Kathryn Zickuhr, Research Analyst Pew Research Center
Mobile is the needle; Social is the thread
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Kathryn Zickuhr Research Analyst Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project
[email protected] @kzickuhr @pewinternet @pewresearch
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About Pew Internet
• Part of the Pew Research Center, a non-partisan “fact tank” in Washington, DC
• Studies how people use digital technologies
• Does not promote specific technologies or make policy recommendations
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About Pew Internet • Data for this talk is from nationally
representative telephone surveys of U.S. adults and teens
– In English and Spanish
– On landlines and cell phones
• All slides and reports are available at pewinternet.org
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Mobile is the needle; social is the thread How information is woven into our lives
Mobile = pervasive – “Always-on” – Information is instant, portable, location-aware
Social = powerful – Nodes and networks (not linear) – Information is personalized, participatory
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% of adults ages 18+ who go online
Internet use over time (1995-2012)
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20%
30%
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50%
60%
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90%
50% (2000)
14% (June 1995)
82%
(April 2012)
Source: Pew Internet surveys
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% of adults ages 18+ who go online
Internet use over time (1995-2012)
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20%
30%
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50% (2000)
14% (June 1995)
82%
(April 2012)
Source: Pew Internet surveys
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Source: archive.org
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Source: archive.org
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Source: archive.org
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Internet use in the U.S. in 2000 Slow, stationary connections built around a desktop computer: • 46% of U.S. adults used the internet
• 5% of adults had home broadband connections
• 53% owned a cell phone • 0% connected to internet wirelessly • 0% used social network sites
Information flowed mainly one way Information consumption was a stationary activity
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Internet use in the U.S. in 2012 Mobile devices have fundamentally changed the relationship between information, time, & space: • 85% of U.S. adults use the internet, three-quarters of whom are online on any given day
• 2/3 of adults have broadband at home
• 85% have a cell phone; 45% use smartphones • 25% have a tablet computer • 2/3 are wireless internet users • 66% of online adults use social network sites
Information is now portable, participatory, and personal
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80% 87%
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12-17 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+
65% of online adults—and 80% of online teens—use social network sites
Source: Pew Internet surveys. pewinternet.org
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80% 87%
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65% of online adults—and 80% of online teens—use social network sites
Source: Pew Internet surveys. pewinternet.org
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Source: Pew Internet surveys. Data is for adults age 18+. pewinternet.org
Cell phone ownership, 2004-2012
85% Sept 2012
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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
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95% 91% 83%
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85% of U.S. adults have a cell phone
Source: Pew Internet survey, Sept 2012 pewinternet.org
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66% 59%
34%
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18-29 30-49 50-64 65+
Source: Pew Internet survey, Sept 2012 pewinternet.org
45% of adults have smartphones
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% of adult cell owners who use their phones to…
What people do with their phones
6%
18%
29%
34%
35%
38%
44%
54%
73%
73%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
Use Twitter
Bank online
Social networking
Play music
Play game
Access internet
Send photos/videos
Take photos
Text
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Finding romantic/dating partners
Reading comments by public figures
Making new friends
Connecting with others with shared interests
Reconnecting with old friends
Staying in touch with family
Staying in touch with current friends
Major Reason Minor Reason Not a reason
Why we use social network sites
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66%
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Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Pinterest Instagram Tumblr
For more information: http://pewrsr.ch/Pew-Pinterest
% of online adults who use each social media service
August 2012 survey. Data is for adults age 18+.
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46% of adult internet users post original photos or videos online that they themselves have created 41% of adult internet users repost photos or videos that they have found online (…and 32% do both)
Creators and curators
August 2012 survey. Data is for adults age 18+.
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Mobile is the needle; social is the thread How information is woven into our lives
Mobile technology… Social network sites…
Always with us Surround us with information through our many connections
Makes information accessible anytime and anywhere Connect us to strong & weak ties
Puts information & connections at our fingertips
Provide instant feedback, meaning and context
Magnifies the demand for timely information (on-demand) Allow us to shape and create
information ourselves and amplify others’ messages Makes information location-
sensitive
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Mobile is the needle; social is the thread • "The Internet" = harder to define
• The way people get news & information today is personalized, participatory, portable—and highly social.
• Credibility is complicated. Transparency is important.
• Each platform has a different audience, different tone
• Some voices are louder than others
• Not everyone is on Facebook (or Twitter, or Tumblr…)
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What does it mean to
“go online”?
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• "The Internet" = harder to define
• The way people get news & information today is personalized, participatory, portable—and highly social.
• Credibility is complicated. Transparency is important.
• Each platform has a different audience, different tone
• Some voices are louder than others
• Not everyone is on Facebook (or Twitter, or Tumblr…)
Mobile is the needle; social is the thread
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Mobile is the needle; social is the thread • "The Internet" = harder to define
• The way people get news & information today is personalized, participatory, portable—and highly social.
• Credibility is complicated. Transparency is important.
• Each platform has a different audience, different tone
• Some voices are louder than others
• Not everyone is on Facebook (or Twitter, or Tumblr…)
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• "The Internet" = harder to define
• The way people get news & information today is personalized, participatory, portable—and highly social.
• Credibility is complicated. Transparency is important.
• Each platform has a different audience, different tone
• Some voices are louder than others
• Not everyone is on Facebook (or Twitter, or Tumblr…)
Mobile is the needle; social is the thread
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66%
20% 16%
12% 12% 5%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Pinterest Instagram Tumblr
For more information: http://pewrsr.ch/Pew-Pinterest
% of online adults who use each social media service
August 2012 survey. Data is for adults age 18+.
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Mobile is the needle; social is the thread • "The Internet" = harder to define
• The way people get news & information today is personalized, participatory, portable—and highly social.
• Credibility is complicated. Transparency is important.
• Each platform has a different audience, different tone
• Some voices are louder than others
• Not everyone is on Facebook (or Twitter, or Tumblr…)
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• "The Internet" = harder to define
• The way people get news & information today is personalized, participatory, portable—and highly social.
• Credibility is complicated. Transparency is important.
• Each platform has a different audience, different tone
• Some voices are louder than others
• Not everyone is on Facebook (or Twitter, or Tumblr…)
Mobile is the needle; social is the thread
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66%
20% 16%
12% 12% 5%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Pinterest Instagram Tumblr
For more information: http://pewrsr.ch/Pew-Pinterest
% of online adults who use each social media service
August 2012 survey. Data is for adults age 18+.
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66% 59%
34%
11%
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40%
50%
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100%
18-29 30-49 50-64 65+
Source: Pew Internet survey, Sept 2012 pewinternet.org
45% of adults have smartphones
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56% of adults don’t have smartphones
34% 41%
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89%
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18-29 30-49 50-64 65+
Source: Pew Internet survey, Sept 2012 pewinternet.org
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15% of adults don’t have cell phones
5% 9% 17%
35%
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20%
30%
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60%
70%
80%
90%
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18-29 30-49 50-64 65+
Source: Pew Internet survey, Sept 2012 pewinternet.org
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Mobile is the needle; social is the thread • "The Internet" = harder to define
• The way people get news & information today is personalized, participatory, portable—and highly social.
• Credibility is complicated. Transparency is important.
• Each platform has a different audience, different tone
• Some voices are louder than others
• Not everyone is on Facebook (or Twitter, or Tumblr…)
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Thank you! Kathryn Zickuhr Research Analyst Pew Internet & American Life Project
@kzickuhr @pewinternet @pewresearch All data, slides, and reports available at pewinternet.org