Social Networking Use - Pew Research Center

As of May 2013, 72% of online adults use social networking sites. Young adults are the most likely to say they use social media sites, while women and urban dwellers are more likely than men or rural users to be on the sites. Women, African-Americans, and Latinos show high interest in sites like Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest. Read more

The Demographics of Social Media Users — 2012

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Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project

    

Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project

Tablet and E-reader Ownership Update  Oct 18, 2013

OVERVIEW

The number of Americans ages 16 and older who own tablet computers has grown to 35%, and the share who have e-reading devices like Kindles and Nooks has grown to 24%. Overall, the number of people who have a tablet or an e-book reader among those 16 and older now stands at 43%.

Five Video Games Your Middle Schooler Should Be Playing (Plus a Bonus One)

New Tech City: Five Video Games Your Middle Schooler Should Be Playing (Plus a Bonus One) - WNYC http://www.wnyc.org/story/five-video-games-your-middle-schooler-should-be-playing/

Ed Note: To go with our New Tech City episode on games that help your brain, we asked gaming expert Liza Stark at the Institute of Play to give a few suggestions about educational learning games for kids. if you don't know them, the folks at Institute of Play design games and game-like experiences to be used in schools. They recently published the PLAY List for the World Innovation Summit for Education. Working her fellow expertsh, here's her list.

Made With Play: Game-Based Learning Resources
Institute of Play; visit their website for many more resources around game-based learning for both educators andparents, including a comprehensive games and learning reading list (PDF).

PLAY Library

NYCHA Releases Reports Demonstrating Public Housing’s Significant Economic Impact

New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Chairman John Rhea today presented findings from two economic impact studies to a Ford Foundation audience.  The first report demonstrates that NYCHA is an economic engine that sustains 30,000 jobs in New York City and State and contributes $6 billion annually through all of its spending activities to the local economies

WiFi on Wheels Rolls Into Public Housing

NYCHA’s Community Centers

In areas of the city where New Yorkers don't have easy access to broadband, it can be difficult to find a job – or even a build a resume to get started. The New York City Housing Authority is trying to help some of its residents by rolling in WiFi on wheels.

Digital Vans 

Bernard Williams and Joshua Stevenson run one of NYCHA's digital vans, which are fitted with computers with WiFi as well as a printer/scanner. The vans alserves as mobile community center, and the two men are its directors. They let visitors know about job and education opportunities and help them with their resumes

Need help using a computer or getting online? Digital Vans– essentially computer labs on wheels are available for NYCHA residents and community members to link to the Internet, search for job opportunities, touch-up your resume and much more.Digital Vans

Monday – Friday, 10 am – 4 pm

Brooklyn

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Kontera.com 

Freelance Nation: “The Greatest Economic Transformation in Human History”?

More and more micro-entrepreneurs are using online services like Etsy, Kickstarter, Uber and Lyft to create their own jobs. Welcome to the new DIY economy.



Uber is evolving the way the world moves. By seamlessly connecting riders to drivers through our apps, we make cities more accessible, opening up more possibilities for riders and more business for drivers. From our founding in 2009 to our launches in over 35 cities today, Uber's rapidly expanding global presence continues to bring people and their cities closer.

Kickstarter We’re a home for everything from films, games, and music to art, design, and technology. Kickstarter is full of projects, big and small, that are brought to life through the direct support of people like you. Since our launch in 2009, 5 million people have pledged $830 million, funding 50,000 creative projects. Thousands of creative projects are raising funds on Kickstarter right now.


The startup with the tagline, “your friend with a car,” has developed an iPhone and Android app that lets you order a ride from a stranger in a matter of minutes. Lyft