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May 17, 2012Associated Press
Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Internet & American Life Project, says that new communications channels -- from the telephone to radio, TV and personal computers -- often breed a cadre of holdouts in their early days.
"It's disorienti...
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May 7, 2012Media Post
The spread of smartphones and mobile Web access has made it more common than ever for people to get information quickly or make plans while on the go...
Not surprisingly, young cell phone users are more likely to have performed most of ...
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Apr 5, 2012Philadelphia Inquirer
Here's what's happening on the plugged-in side of the digital divide: an extraordinarily swift change in how people are reading books and other media, driven by the rapid acceptance of tablets and e-readers.
More than one in five Ame...
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Apr 5, 2012Christian Science Monitor
Some 21 percent of adults have read an e-book in the past year, according to a new study by the Pew Internet Project. What’s more, readers of e-books read an average of 10 books more per year than readers of print books.
According to th...
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Apr 4, 2012Associated Press
Around 20 percent of adults have read an e-book since last year, according to an extensive new study, and the percentage of those owning an e-reader nearly doubled over the holidays.
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The 68-page report, "The Rise of E-Reading,...
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Apr 4, 2012Reuters
In a sweeping survey of e-books' impact on reading habits, the Pew report said that four times more U.S. readers, or 15 percent, were reading e-books on a typical day now compared with less than two years ago.
But when it comes to reading in...
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Jan 23, 2012msnbc.com
Get an iPad, Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet over the holidays? You're not alone: Tablet and e-reader ownership increased by nearly double over the holidays, and more than 1 out of every 4 Americans now has one of the devices, according to a new study.
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Jan 22, 2012New York Times
For adults, tablet computers and e-readers were the gifts of choice, judging by a new report that indicates the number of adults in the United States who own tablets and e-readers nearly doubled from mid-December to early January.
The r...
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Jan 1, 2012The New York Times
Almost two-thirds of adults who used the Internet in 2011 also belonged to social networks, like Facebook and Twitter, according to the Pew Internet and American Life Project.
Most people said they adopted these tools to stay connected ...
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Dec 27, 2011Minnesota Public Radio
Director Lee Rainie and New York Times staff writer Jennifer Preston discussed how prevalent social media became in 2011, and how it has affected the culture. Listen to the interview Read More
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