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Feb 3, 2012Washington Post
The average Facebook user has 245 friends. But the average friend on Facebook has 359 friends. So says the latest study by the Pew Center’s Internet and American Life Pro...
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Jan 30, 2012Associated Press
Teens tout the ease of use and the ability to send the equivalent of a text message to a circle of friends, often a smaller one than they have on crowded Facebook accounts. They can have multiple accounts and don't have to use their real names. Th...
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.
Jan 23, 2012CNN
A new report from one of the Web's leading researchers spells out what news reports have suggested: that tablet computers and e-readers made a huge leap in popularity this holiday season. The number of U.S. adults who owned tablets such...
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...
Jan 20, 2012Online Graduate Programs
Tony Shin, a senior media analyst at Online Graduate Programs, created an infographic to highlight the Pew Research Center's data on the Millennial...
Jan 17, 2012New York Times
The digital era has given rise to a more intimate custom. It has become fashionable for young people to express their affection for each other by sharing their passwords to e-mail, Facebook and other accounts. Boyfriends and girlfriends sometimes ...
Jan 14, 2012Mashable
“Impulse decision” usually has a negative connotation — except when it comes to making charitable donations via text message. A recent study shows that almost one in 10 Americans has donated via text— and that it was an impulse donatio...
Jan 12, 2012Associated Press
The massive earthquake that devastated Haiti two years ago prompted an outpouring of charitable donations and propelled a new way of giving — through text messages — into the public eye. [...] A survey released Thursday by th...
Jan 12, 2012CNN
Two years ago, a major earthquake struck near the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. Up to 3 million people were killed, injured or displaced. In the wake of this disaster, aid flowed in via many channels -- including, notably, individual donation...
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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.