The Rise of Networked Individuals (Webcast)
Lee Rainie will discuss the latest research findings on people’s use of social media and how technology has affected some of the ways people learn, make decisions, and offer social supports to others.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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Internet and Technology
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Use of cell phone for pictures and video popular across age groups
The percentage of teen cell phone owners who have done the following activities with their cell phones, by age.
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Teens and Mobile Phones
Text messaging rises sharply among teens and is now their most frequent form of communication with friends; 72% of those ages 12-17 now are texters and the average young text user exchanges 1,500 texts per month.
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The Internet packs a punch in the evolution of institutions
Most experts surveyed in a new Pew Internet/Elon University study say new tools for networking are transforming bureaucracies.