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Oct 21, 2008San Antonio Express News
"While some have worried that technology has hurt family time, a new study shows that mobile phones and Internet connections are bringing family members closer together.
“Having a telecommunications device on me keeps me on top of everythin...
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Oct 20, 2008The Washington Post
"Parents and children might rush through their days in different directions, but the American family is as tight-knit as in the last generation -- or more so -- because of the widespread use of cellphones and the Internet, according to a new poll....
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Oct 20, 2008BBC News
Instead of driving people apart, mobile phones and the net are helping them maintain social ties, says the Pew Internet report.
Families are also among the keenest users of technology, the survey of 2,252 Americans revealed.
It found...
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Oct 19, 2008AFP
"The typical American nuclear family is more likely than the rest of the population to own cellphones, use the Internet and have multiple computers at home, according to a survey released on Sunday.
The survey of 2,252 adults by the Pew Int...
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Oct 19, 2008USA Today
"A family that texts together, stays together. Or at least it stays in touch better.
Today's families with minor children are much more likely than any other household types to have cellphones and use the Internet, a study by the Pew Internet & A...
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Oct 19, 2008Los Angeles Times
"What's the matter with kids today? Sometimes it seems as if they spend all day texting and talking to their friends on the phone, ignore their parents at the dinner table, then run off to their computers to IM their friends and hang out on MySpac...
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Oct 19, 2008Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"Tameika Taylor texts her husband, Ron, every day from her mobile phone to let him know how her day is going.
Taylor also calls her daughter, Donnia, on her cell phone to make sure she and her brother, Byron, will be ready to be picked up f...
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