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  • Adult texters catching up to teens

    CNN) -- Grown-ups don't text as much as teens -- at least not yet. A new survey suggests they may be catching up.

    About 72 percent of adult mobile phone users send text messages with their phones, according to a report released Thursday...

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  • Grampy down with 'the Face'

    Richard Bosack joined Facebook on Thursday, after his buddy Ray Urbans recommended the ubiquitous social networking site a few days earlier. Bosack is 89. Urbans is 96.

    The two Elmhurst men might be viewed as curiosities in an arena th...

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  • Over 50 and 'friending' on Facebook

    Just a few short years ago, Facebook was the exclusive province of postmillennial college undergraduates. Well, move over. The Woodstock generation -- and their parents -- are moving in.

    The phenomenal growth of Facebook, Twitter and ot...

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  • Report: Older users flocking to Facebook, Twitter

    (CNN) -- Nancy Ehrlich was nearing 50 and frustrated, teaching at her small Pennsylvania town's elementary school with colleagues who didn't share her love of technology.

    Then, last summer, she found Twitter.

    Now, Ehrlich -- ...

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  • Social Networking Surges For Seniors

    Grandma is posting a photo on Facebook.

    Grandpa is looking for former colleagues on LinkedIn.

    And more and more people ages 50 and older are joining social networks, according to a new Read More

  • Facebook checks in, adding location-based feature

    NEW YORK — Facebook users carrying their smart phones will soon be able to "check in" to real-world locations such as bars, parks and live concerts as the social network makes its first foray into the location services craze.

    "Where are...

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  • Broadband adoption slows down, but blacks catch up

    The adoption of high-speed Internet service in homes has slowed to a crawl this year after a decade of rapid growth, according to two new studies. And it looks as if broadband is going to be a tough sell for those who don't already have it.
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30%

The percentage of internet users have created content and commentary about the recession in places like blogs, social network sites and Twitter.

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The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project is one of seven projects that make up the Pew Research Center. The Center is supported by The Pew Charitable Trust.