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Articles tagged with: Pew
Americans Favor Internet Over Cell Phone and Cable TV
Americans value broadband more than ever with home broadband adoption rates up 15 percent in 2009 and consumers favoring Internet over cell phone and cable TV, according to new research from the pew Internet & American Life Project. more
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Video games, cell phones and academic performance: Some good news
Using cell phones and playing video games may not be as harmful to children's academic performance as previously believed, according to new research by a team of Michigan State University scholars. more
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The Smartphone will Dominate Internet Access by 2020
A survey of internet leaders, activists and analysts shows they expect major tech advances as the phone becomes a primary device for online access, voice-recognition improves, artificial and virtual reality become more embedded in everyday life, and the architecture of the internet itself improves. more
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Majority of US Cellphone Sales are Influenced by Shop Assistant Recommendations
A new study by the pew Internet & American Life Project finds that online shops helps Americans sort through product choices, but it is not the only method they use to assess products and not a place where people often close the deal. The internet is a valuable research tool for online shoppers and at times provides information that is critically important in purchase decisions. Yet, more often than not, purchases are consummated offline and post-purchase online commentary is only a small part of a typical shopper's activities. more
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Teens Do Not Consider a Lot of Their Electronic Texts as Writing
The state of writing among teens today is marked by an interesting paradox: While teens are heavily embedded in a tech-rich world and craft a significant amount of electronic text, they see a fundamental distinction between their electronic social communications and the more formal writing they do for school or for personal reasons.
- 85% of youth ages 12-17 engage at least occasionally in some form of electronic personal communication, which includes text messaging, sending email or instant messages, or posting comments on social networking sites.
- 60% of teens do not think of these electronic texts as "writing."
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The Impact of "Cellphone-Onlys" on Public Opinion Polls
Ways of Coping with a Growing Population Segment more
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Study Finds No Match in Evening Cell Phone Use Spike and Road Crashes
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