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Data: 30/05/2012 05.25PM
Oggetto: Pew Internet News: New book by Director Lee Rainie and co-author Barry Wellman: "Networked"

The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project - Newsletter for May 30, 2012

Networked: The New Social Operating System We are proud to announce that Pew Internet Director Lee Rainie has just released a new book with co-author Barry Wellman. Networked shows how the large, loosely knit social circles of networked individuals expand opportunities for learning, problem solving, decision making and personal interaction. This new social operating system of “networked individualism” offers some advantages in liberating people from the restrictions of tightly knit groups. But the new social system requires them to work harder to get their needs met, to develop new networking skills and strategies, spend time and energy maintaining ties, and balance multiple overlapping networks. The book draws on many years of empirical research by Pew Internet and Wellman’s NetLab. In our new blog, we will share some of the insights that guided the book and some of the stories that ground those insights in real human experience.  We will curate stories from readers of the book and this blog about how people act as networked individuals. To learn more, visit networked.pewinternet.org – and share with us your #networked story. Report: Three-quarters of smartphone owners use location-based services A new report finds that 74% of smartphone owners use their phone to get real-time location-based information, and 18% use a geosocial service to “check in” to certain locations or share their location with friends. Over the past year, smartphone ownership among American adults has risen from 35% of adults in 2011 to 46% in 2012. This means that the overall proportion of U.S. adults who get location-based information has almost doubled over that time period, from 23% in May 2011 to 41% in February 2012. The percentage of adults who use geosocial services like Foursquare has likewise risen from 4% in 2011 to 10% in 2012. Report: The Future of Gamification Tech stakeholders and analysts generally believe the use of game mechanics, feedback loops, and rewards will become more embedded in daily life by 2020, but they are split about how widely the trend will extend. Some say the move to implement more game elements in networked communications will be mostly positive, aiding education, health, business, and training. Some warn it can take the form of invisible, insidious behavioral manipulation. “The development of ‘Serious Games’ applied productively to a wide scope of human activities will accelerate simply because playing is more fun than working,” observed Mike Liebhold, senior researcher and distinguished fellow at The Institute for the Future. Commentary: Downloading Apps for Children Parents are enthusiastic downloaders of all kinds of apps, particularly apps for children. Back in August of 2011, the Pew Internet Project found that three-quarters of tablet owners and 38% of cell owners have downloaded apps to their device. We also found that parents are more likely than non-parents to download apps of any kind: overall, 84% of parents with tablets download apps to their tablet (compared with 69% of non-parent tablet owners), and nearly half of parents with cell phones (48%) download apps to their mobile phone (compared with one third of non-parents). Read more ... Pew Internet research in the news Managing Care Online New York Times, May 23 Teens Text More Than Adults, But They’re Still Just Teens The Daily Beast, May 20 In the future, you'll game without knowing it msnbc.com, May 18 New tip sheet: Broadband We rounded up some of our research related to broadband in a new tip sheet; click here to check it out! Recent presentations: Books or Nooks? How Americans’ reading habits are shifting in a digital world » Kristen Purcell spoke about Americans' use of the internet and other digital technologies at the Ocean County Library Staff Development Day. Kristen also spoke about how Americans’ reading habits are shifting in the digital world, and shared highlights from our recent report on the rise of e-reading in the U.S. You can view or download her slides here. Learning in the digital age » At the 21st Annual Minitex ILL Conference in Minnesota, Lee Rainie gave the keynote presentation on "Learning in the Digital Age: Where Libraries Fit In." Lee discussed the way people use e-book readers and tablet computers and how those devices are fitting into users' digital lives. He also described how three revolutions in digital technology – in broadband, mobile connectivity, and social media – have created a new social operating system that he calls "networked individualism." You can view or download his slides here. 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