This year's Oscar nominations were announced Thursday. From Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" to Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty," the choices always stir great interest, debate and offer a chance to look at the direction and quality of movies these days.

A new study, "Arts Organizations and Digital Technologies," was published Friday by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. It looks at the ways in which cultural organizations -- theater companies, orchestras, museums -- are using the Internet, social media…