Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World

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    Is there hope for SMS health alerts?

    85% of American adults have a cell phone, yet just 9% have signed up for health alerts via text. What is the potential for this type of intervention?

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    The Mobile, Social Present

    Susannah Fox provided an overview of the Pew Internet Project’s health and mobile adoption research, particularly as it relates to HIV/AIDS prevention efforts.

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    The Best (and Worst) of Mobile Connectivity

    Mobile phone owners like the convenience and ease of connectivity, but rue that they can be interrupted more easily, have to pay the bills, and face bad connections.

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    The Best (and Worst) of Mobile Connectivity

    What cell owners like most about their phones: convenience, connecting with friends and family, and getting help in an emergency. What they like least: always being reachable, paying the bill, and poor reception.

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    Politics + Internet/Tech: Our Research

    The growth of social media and rapid adoption of internet-enable mobile devices have changed the way Americans engage in the political process. An infographic provides a summary of the latest data from national surveys taken during the 2012 campaign.

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    Cell Phone Activities 2012

    Photo taking, texting, and accessing the internet are the most popular activities people pursue with their mobile phones

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    Cell Phone Activities Over Time

    Over time, the number of American adult cell phone owners performing specific activities on their cell phones has grown.