Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Internet adoption As of April 2012, 53% of American adults ages 65 and older use the internet or email.[2.numoffset=”2″ In the latest Pew Internet survey, internet users are defined as those who say “yes” to at least one of the following three questions: “Do you use the internet, at least occasionally?” OR “Do you send […]
Almost one in five adult smartphone owners use geosocial services Some 18% of smartphone owners use geosocial or “check-in” services like Foursquare, up from 12% in May 2011. This works out to 10% of all adults (up from 4% in May 2011). While there are still some differences in geosocial use among smartphone owners of […]
Almost half of adult cell phone owners (and three-quarters of smartphone owners) use their phones to get real-time location-based information Almost three-quarters (74%) of smartphone users use their phones to get directions or recommendations based on their current location, up from 55% in May 2011. This works out to 41% of all adults (23% in […]
74% of smartphone owners use their phone to get real-time location-based information, and 18% use a geosocial service to “check in” to certain locations or share their location with friends.
Just-in-time Information through Mobile Connections The rapid adoption of cell phones and, especially, the spread of internet-connected smartphones are changing people’s communications with others and their relationships with information. Users’ ability to access data immediately through apps and web browsers and through contact with their social networks is creating a new culture of real-time information […]