Social media sites may get different people involved in political action

The Pew Internet and American Life Project has just published the latest of its explorations on how the Internet is affecting us. The latest study confirms what many observers have assumed -- the Internet, or at least social Web sites, get more people involved in things political. That does not mean that talk radio's days are numbered, but it may mean that there are involvement processes that are more Internet-like and less broadcast-like.

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