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Why mobile phone users texted millions of dollars in aid to Haiti earthquake relief and how they got their friends to do the same
31% of text message users prefer texting to voice calls, and young adults stand out in their use of text messaging.
Mobile devices help solve problems, but also create new annoyances.
The internet has become deeply embedded in group life and is affecting the way civic and social groups behave and the way they impact their communities
More than a quarter of American adults – 26% – used their cell phones to learn about or participate in the 2010 mid-term election campaign.
4% of online adults use a location-based service such as Foursquare or Gowalla that allows them to share their location with friends and to find others who are nearby.
A joint study by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and the Pew Internet & American Life Project takes an up-to-date look at the potential biases in findings based on landline-only surveys.
As the digital world has expanded far beyond the desktop, consumers can now choose from an array of devices capable of satisfying their need for “anytime, anywhere†access to news, information, friends and entertainment.
More teens are creating and sharing material on the internet. 28% of online teens have blogs, up from 2004 with growth fueled almost entirely by girls. “Super communicators” rise as email fades as a tool for teens.
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