Platforms & Services

Obama enjoyed a surge of positive news coverage the last week of the campaign—one of his best weeks in months—in the wake of new polls and Superstorm Sandy. How did Mitt Romney fare? Was the tone of the conversation different on social media than in the mainstream press? A new report offers answers.

About a third (34%) of postings on Twitter about Hurricane Sandy consisted of news and information about the storm from a wide range of sources.

The market for mobile-ready health information continues to grow, even as health apps are just simmering along (in terms of consumer adoption, anyway).

Half of smartphone owners use their devices to get health information and one-fifth of smartphone owners have health apps

How did people use Twitter during Hurricane Sandy and what did they tweet about? A new study from PEJ shows that over half of the conversation on and around the hurricane’s landfall was news, information, photos and videos of and about the super storm.

22% of registered voters have announced their vote for president on social media like Facebook or Twitter

Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have both received more negative than positive coverage from the news media in the eight weeks since the conventions, but Obama has had an edge overall, a new PEJ study finds. The report also examines how the candidates fared in different media outlets, the tone of the conversation on social media and offers comparisons to 2008 campaign coverage.

Half of all U.S. adults now have a mobile connection to the web through either a smartphone or tablet.

55% of registered voters have watched political videos online this election season, and 52% have had others recommend political videos for them to watch online

What if we redefined the Quantified Self movement to include everyone who keeps a pair of "skinny jeans" in their closet? Themes from two recent speeches by Susannah Fox.