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-Those who use blogs and social networking sites as an outlet for civic engagement are far more active in traditional realms of political and nonpolitical participation than are other internet users.
-Half of those who are involved in a political or community group communicate with other group members using digital tools such as email or group websites.
-Those who make political donations are more likely to use the internet to make their contributions, however, large political donations are much less likely to be made online.
-Some 37% of internet users aged 18-29 use blogs or social networking sites as a venue for political or civic involvement, compared to 17% of online 30-49 year olds, 12% of 50-64 year olds and 10% of internet users over 65.
-Those who use blogs or social networking sites politically are much more likely to be invested in other forms of civic and political activism.
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