Lee Rainie
Lee Rainie
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The definition of dating has changed. Activities that people would have called dating in the 1950s, '60s and even the '70s, no longer seem like dates for modern daters. People today, especially young people, travel in groups and hang out in groups. They don't call it dating.
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We live in a media age. In many respects, it is more important for people to be known in the media culture than to make money in the media culture.
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When I saw these figures for the first time I wasn't sure we had it right. But the more I talk to people about the more I'm hearing what people are saying.
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What's changed is the consumer is much more anxious to get the material they want, when they want and on the device they want it on.
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The Pew actually allows respondents to decide themselves. I would say absolutely we're dealing with a term that is not particularly well-defined because blogging is a platform. Blogs can be so many different things to so many different people. The definition needs to be more about structure than content.
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One is that people are just too busy. When it comes to the ranking things they actively do in their life, making sure their job situation and their household situations are in good order is a higher priority than going out and looking for dates.
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It is also a reflection of demand. In a county that isn't particularly wired up, there might not be much demand for a county Web site.
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Part of the reason for that is resources,
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As the mobile phone becomes an ever-more essential communications tool, we are beginning to get measures on some important societal impacts. The cell is playing a key role in our daily lives, whether it's used for emergencies or as the primary technology for our most basic interactions with others.
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At the market level, this means old business models are in upheaval. At the legal level, this means the definition of property is up for grabs. And at the social level, it means that millions of those inspired to create have a big new platform with which they shape our culture.
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E-mail is a tool that many people now use to deepen and improve their ties to family and friends. Use of the Internet actually enlarges and enriches most users' social worlds. And that is particularly true for women.
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It was a huge increase on top of a pretty large base to begin with.