Twitter Update 2011
13% of online adults use Twitter, and half of Twitter users access the service “on the go” via mobile phone.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Despite its growth as a tool in the world of new media, Twitter does not yet drive a substantial amount of traffic to news websites.
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 […]
Nearly six-in-ten online adults say they use at least one social networking website.
Overview Negative opinions about the performance of news organizations now equal or surpass all-time highs on nine of 12 core measures the Pew Research Center has been tracking since 1985. However, these bleak findings are put into some perspective by the fact that news organizations are more trusted sources of information than are many other […]
Online safety and parent involvement Parents in the United States are still the primary gatekeepers and managers of their teens’ internet experience. As discussed earlier in the report, parents are the most often cited source of advice and the biggest influence on teens’ understanding of appropriate and inappropriate digital behavior. Parents are also responsible for […]