Internet use and data applications using mobile phones The use of mobile data applications has grown dramatically over the last year, even as overall cell phone ownership has remained steady Eight in ten American adults (82%) currently own a cell phone of some kind, a figure that has remained fairly stable over the past year. […]
Mobile access using laptops and other devices Nearly as many Americans now own laptops as own desktops, and just under half of all adults use a laptop to go online wirelessly As of May 2010 55% of all American adults own a laptop computer. This is the first time since the Pew Internet Project began […]
Bloggers were sharply critical of Google last week, accusing the internet giant of shifting its position on a key online policy. Meanwhile, a column arguing against a mosque near the site of Ground Zero drew plaudits. On Twitter, a baseball mishap made the roster of top stories while the No. 1 YouTube video had Boy Scouts booing Barack Obama.
The disaster in the Gulf of Mexico became a hot topic in blogs and on Twitter last week, with the discussion focused on a range of storylines. At the same time, two subjects that had generated little attention in recent weeks—the economy and the war in Afghanistan—also drew significant interest. On YouTube, a Congressman’s angry response to being filmed drew almost 2.5 million views.
Overview Cell phones are now well integrated into the lives of American teens and their families.[25.numoffset=”25″ Unless otherwise noted, the data in this report refers to cell phone-owning teens.] As of September 2009, 75% of American teens ages 12-17 have a cell phone, a number that has steadily increased from 45% of teens in November […]
Introduction This chapter addresses the new roles that cell phones play in the communication patterns of teens. The chapter is broken into four parts that analyze: 1) the role of texting in teens’ lives; 2) the role of cell voice calling in teens’ lives; 3) the way texting and cell voice calling fit into the […]
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.