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Younger Americans More Likely to Trust Information on Social Media, Study Finds

PRSay

adults under 30 trust information on social media sites almost as much as they trust information from national news outlets, Pew Research Center finds. Except among these youngest adults, Americans remain much more likely to trust information from local and national news organizations than information on social media.

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Nonprofit Local News Gains Steam

PRSay

Another force turning people away from national news programs has been the public’s addiction to social media, which amplifies negativity and often sidesteps facts in favor of unsubstantiated opinion and innuendo, he said. Most affected were local news outlets that are independently operated or owned by small media chains.

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3 Ways Google My Business Can Attract Local Clients

The Proactive Report

Google recently revealed that every one in three Google searches has local intent. So if you operate a local business of any kind, it’s more important than ever that your business information shows up in these searches. You can see age groups, gender, and location. What does that mean? increase engagement and conversations.

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The Power of Local Knowledge: Why Product Development Should Start with Listening to Your Community

Stern + Associates

At the SAFElab , where Patton is the founding director, social workers and local residents join Patton and his team to add context to social media messages, which helps programmers build algorithms that interpret messages correctly.

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Social Media Overtakes Print Newspapers as News Source

PRSay

For the first time, social media has surpassed print newspapers as a news source for Americans, Pew Research Center finds. adults said they often get news from social media, compared to 16 percent from print newspapers. News websites are the next most common source, followed by radio, social media and print newspapers.

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RADventures: Exploring Life Past Retirement with Patti Stueland

PR for Anyone

Patti Stueland is an adventurer, life coach, public speaker, and Founder of Pathways with Patti, an active group dedicated to helping motivate men and women in their later years to get out, explore, and celebrate their lives while stressing the message that you don’t need to slow down simply because you’re retired.

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Facebook is local media

Stephen Waddington

Local Facebook pages and groups are replacing local media according to research from Braintree, Essex. By Dan Slee If there’s one thing I can tell you it’s that Facebook groups and pages in a local area are huge. A Facebook group set-up by two people banned from a pub. Not just a bit huge. A lot huge.

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