Pew Data on Online Citizenship

Pew Internet Research has issued two studies that should be great interest to nonprofits in the advocacy and community action spaces.

The first, Neighbors Online, notes the increasing use of online tools by citizens interested in tracking community events, news and issues. Most folks still engage each other around such matters either face-to-face or over the phone (cell phone, these days), but online interaction is growing. In the twelve months preceding their survey: