Demographics articles

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  Facebook likes can reveal private personality traits, according to study

  By Dieter Bohn on March 11, 2013 11:59 pm + 28 comments

  It's no secret that Facebook is a goldmine for advertisers seeking to target specific demographics Continue reading…

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  Facebook Freakonomics: a new tool to map the world's friendships

  By Ellis Hamburger on September 10, 2012 09:00 am + 14 comments

  Last November, Facebook flipped Stanley Milgram's "six degrees of separation" theory on its head and Continue reading…

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  Study: App.net, Medium, and Svbtle users are overwhelmingly white and male

  By Laura June on August 29, 2012 04:49 pm + 48 comments

  Silicon Valley isn't known for diversity, so it's perhaps not terrifically surprising to find that Continue reading…

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  US Census Bureau releases public API for mobile and web developers

  By Amar Toor on July 30, 2012 06:51 am + 5 comments

  The US Census Bureau has released its very first public API, allowing developers to create web and Continue reading…

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  SceneTap cameras hit San Francisco bars, use facial recognition to find parties and privacy concerns

  By Adi Robertson on May 15, 2012 10:33 am + 8 comments

  Patrons of about two dozen San Francisco bars will soon find a new set of notices and cameras Continue reading…

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  Half of American households own at least one Apple product, CNBC survey finds

  By Adi Robertson on March 28, 2012 02:19 pm + 61 comments

  Apple is making record profits, so it's no surprise that all that money comes from people buying its Continue reading…

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  Pew: more Americans report having smartphones than feature phones, 8 percent 'not sure'

  By Adi Robertson on March 1, 2012 03:35 pm + 57 comments

  We've seen several signs that smartphones are overtaking feature phones, but now a Pew survey says Continue reading…

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  Nielsen: most Americans still pay for traditional TV, but a growing minority go broadband-only

  By Adi Robertson on February 9, 2012 03:23 pm + 27 comments

  Broadband internet adoption is growing in America, but so far the ability to stream video hasn't led Continue reading…

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  More than half of 18- to 44-year olds own a smartphone says Nielsen

  By Tim Barribeau on November 3, 2011 02:47 pm + 2 comments

  Nielsen's most recent quarterly survey of mobile user shows that while only 43 percent of cellphone Continue reading…