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Katherine Hobson, Wall Street Journal | Health Blog
Oct 19, 2010
A new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project finds that people are starting to use their cellphones to access health information.
It’s not likely that the provision of health care itself will suddenly become a mobile app, says Susann...
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Samantha Murphy, msnbc.com
Oct 19, 2010
(TechNewsDaily) The online health‐information environment is going mobile, particularly among younger adults, according to a new study.
The Pew Internet Project's latest survey of American adults, conducted in association with the California Heal...
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NPR's On Point with Tom Ashbrook
Oct 19, 2010
Pew Internet Director Lee Rainie discussed cell phone trends and texting culture on NPR's On Point with Tom Ashbrook. Other guests include Katherine Rosman, reporter for the Wall Street Journal, and Naomi Baron, professor of linguistics at American U...
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Report
Oct 19, 2010Susannah Fox
The online health-information environment is going mobile, particularly among younger adults.
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Report
Oct 14, 2010Aaron Smith
As the digital world has expanded far beyond the desktop, consumers can now choose from an array of devices capable of satisfying their need for “anytime, anywhere” access to news, information, friends and entertainment.
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Katherine Rosman, Wall Street Journal
Oct 14, 2010
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Texting's rise over conversation is changing the way we interact, social scientists and researchers say. We default to text to relay difficult information. We stare at our phone when we want to avoid eye contact. Rather than make plans in ad...
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Report
Oct 13, 2010Lee Rainie, Kathryn Zickuhr
19% of Americans have tried video calls or video chat or teleconferencing online and on cell phones.
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Presentation
Oct 6, 2010Amanda Lenhart
Mobile phones have become the hub of teens' communication with peers and others, and is increasingly a source of information as well as connection to others. This talk presents data about which teens have mobile phones, how they use them - texting, t...
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DorobekINSIDER, Federal News Radio
Sep 16, 2010
In an interview on Federal News Radio, Associate Director Kristen Purcell talked about the major findings from her recent report, "The Rise of Apps Culture." She also discussed why 11% of cell owners are not sure if their phone is equipped with apps....
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Doug Gross, CNN
Sep 15, 2010
(CNN) -- About 35 percent of U.S. adults have mobile phones that run software applications, or apps, according to a new survey.
But fewer than one in four adults actually uses those apps. And more than one out of 10 said they're not even sure whet...
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