QuasiPreneur.comHow Americans use web for community news
How Americans use web for community news
Americans are increasingly using internet tools to keep informed
about what is happening in their communities,
according to a new report from the Pew Internet and American Life
Project.
Among the findings:
- 22% of all adults (representing 28% of internet users) signed up to
receive alerts about local issues (such as traffic, school events,
weather warnings or crime alerts) via email or text messaging.
- 20% of all adults (27% of internet users) used digital tools to
talk to their neighbors and keep informed about community issues. - Fourteen percent (14%) of internet users – or 11% of all American
adults – read a blog dealing with community issues in the twelve
months preceding the survey - Nearly one in ten social network users (8%) joined an online group
focused on community issues in the preceding twelve months—that works
out to 5% of all internet users and 4% of all American adults. - Among adults who use Twitter or other status update services, 14%
use these sites to follow their neighbors—that works out to 3% of all
internet users and 2% of all American adults.
