Smartphone Adoption and Usage
35% of US adults own a smartphone of some kind, and one quarter of smartphone owners say that their phone is where they do most of their online browsing.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
In its first standalone measure of smartphone ownership,[1. In past surveys (in 2006 and 2007) we asked respondents two separate questions: “Do you have a cell phone?” and “Do you have a Blackberry, Palm or other personal digital assistant?” In more recent surveys we have combined all cell phones into a single question: “Do you […]
How Facebook Saved a Life Previous research by the Pew Internet Project identified something we call “The Mobile Difference.” When you hand someone a smartphone they are more likely to share, to create, to forward, to record and upload a video, to update their status – to participate, not just consume. And when we talk […]
The average American has 634 ties in their overall network, and technology users have bigger networks. Social networking sites (SNS) provide people with the opportunity to friend members of their overall network of family members, coworkers, and other acquaintances. Much has been made of the use of the word “friend” in this context. Those who […]