How People Use Mobile, Social Networks and Apps to Get and Share Local News
Nearly half (47%) of American adults get at least some local news and information via their smartphones or tablet computers.
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Two other factors seem to drive people to the internet when it comes to getting information about local subjects: mobile connections via smartphones or tablet computers and participation in the digital environment by sharing or creating local material themselves. Mobile and participatory news consumers This survey measured mobile local news and information access by asking […]
Section 1: The majority of teens have positive online experiences, but some are caught in an online feedback loop of meanness and negative experiences. This section of the report examines teens’ perceptions and social experiences online. We take readings on the overall emotional climate of social media spaces and then delve into their specific experiences, […]
Women maintain their foothold on social networking site use, and older Americans are still coming aboard. Most users describe their experiences in positive terms.
One-third of American adults (35%) own a smartphone of some kind as of May 2011, and these users stand in marked contrast to cell owners with more basic devices in terms of how they utilize their mobile devices and incorporate them into their lives. Picture taking and text messaging are the most ubiquitous functions used […]