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May 18, 2012Janna Anderson, Lee Rainie
Game mechanics like rewards and feedback loops are gaining ground in digital life and many experts think they will spread widely to key domains like education and health by 2020. Others worry about a darker side.
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May 11, 2012Kathryn Zickuhr
74% of smartphone owners use their phone to get real-time location-based information, and 18% use a geosocial service to “check in” to certain locations or share their location with friends
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More in: Mobile, Social Networking
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May 7, 2012Lee Rainie, Susannah Fox
86% of smartphone owners used their phone in the past month to make real-time queries to help them meet friends, solve problems, or settle arguments
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More in: Mobile, New Media Ecology
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May 3, 2012Amanda Lenhart
Shooting, sharing, streaming and chatting – social media using teens are the most enthusiastic users of many online video capabilities
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More in: Teens, Video, Social Networking
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Apr 17, 2012Aaron Smith, Janna Anderson, Lee Rainie
In a Pew Internet/Elon University survey, internet experts predict that payment with mobile devices will be commonplace by 2020—although a number of potential hurdles and holdouts stand in the way
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Apr 13, 2012Kathryn Zickuhr, Aaron Smith
While increased internet adoption and the rise of mobile connectivity have reduced many gaps in technology access over the past decade, for some groups digital disparities still remain
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More in: Digital Divide, Broadband, Social Networking, Mobile
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Apr 12, 2012Carolyn Miller, Kristen Purcell, Tom Rosenstiel
These local news enthusiasts follow a diverse set of topics but rely heavily on local newspapers to keep them informed
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More in: News, Communities, New Media Ecology
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Apr 5, 2012Lee Rainie, Kathryn Zickuhr, Kristen Purcell, Mary Madden, Joanna Brenner
21% of Americans have read an e-book. The increasing availability of e-content is prompting some to read more than in the past and to prefer buying books to borrowing them.
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More in: Mobile, Libraries
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Mar 23, 2012Janna Anderson, Lee Rainie
A Pew Internet/Elon University survey reveals that experts expect apps and the Web to converge in the cloud; but many worry that simplicity for users will come at a price.
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More in: Future of the Internet, Mobile, Web 2.0
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Mar 19, 2012Amanda Lenhart
Texting volume is up while the frequency of voice calling is down. About one in four teens say they own smartphones.
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More in: Teens, Mobile