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Charitable donations from mobile phones have grown more common in recent years. Two thirds (64%) of American adults now use text messaging, and 9% have texted a charitable donation from their mobile phone.

Introduction In May 2010, we found that among the one-third of adult cell phone users who downloaded apps, just under half (47%) had paid for an app at some point.  Put in broader context, that equated to 13% of all adult cell phone users paying to download an app to their phone in May 2010.   […]

The share of adult cell phone owners who have downloaded an app nearly doubled in the past two years –from 22% in September 2009 to 38% in August 2011

In certain key respects—their use and ownership of technology, for example—these Haiti text donors differ dramatically from the population as a whole. However, in other respects—such as their attention to news events or their participation in groups—they are little different from other Americans. Haiti text donors in our survey are avid technology users The Haiti […]

Introduction The growing apps culture is a reflection of a broader trend in which mobile devices have become standard pathways to connect to the internet.  Over the past decade, desktop computers—once the mainstay of internet use in the U.S.—have steadily decreased in popularity.  At the same time, the use of mobile devices to connect to […]