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Mar 24, 2010Susannah Fox, Kristen Purcell
People living with chronic disease are disproportionately offline. And yet, those who are online have a trump card: They hav...
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Apr 20, 2010Amanda Lenhart, Rich Ling, Scott Campbell, Kristen Purcell
Text messaging explodes as teens embrace it as the centerpiece of their communication strategies with friends.
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More in: Teens, Mobile
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Jul 7, 2010Aaron Smith
Six in ten Americans go online wirelessly using a laptop or cell phone; African-Americans and 18-29 year olds lead the way in the use of cell phone data applications, but older adults are gaining ground.
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Aug 27, 2010Mary Madden
Social networking use among internet users ages 50 and older nearly doubled—from 22% in April 2009 to 42% in May 2010.
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More in: Seniors, Social Networking
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Aug 11, 2010Aaron Smith
Broadband adoption slowed dramatically in 2010, but growth among African-Americans jumped well above the national average; 53% of Americans do not think affordable broadband should be a government priority.
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More in: Broadband, Race and Ethnicity , Digital Divide
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Sep 2, 2010Amanda Lenhart
Adults make just as many calls, but text less often than teens. Americans say their mobile phones make them feel safer and more connected, but are irritated by cell intrusions and rudeness by other users.
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More in: Mobile, Teens
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Commentary
Jul 13, 2010Susannah Fox
Speaking to the senior staff of the National Library of Medicine last week was like going before the best kind of murder board. Our jumping-off point was the Pew Internet Project's latest research on internet penetration, mobile use, and the socia...
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More in: Health, Social Networking, Generations, Race and Ethnicity , Digital Divide, Mobile