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Pew: Half of cell users text and drive

Bob Sullivan, msnbc.com

Jun 18, 2010

Americans overwhelmingly think texting while driving is dangerous, but about half of cell phone users do it anyway. Worse yet, 44 percent of U.S. adults say they've been a passenger in a car when a driver used their cell phone in a way that created ...

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Adults and Cell Phone Distractions

Jun 18, 2010Mary Madden, Lee Rainie

Adults are just as likely as teens to have texted while driving and are substantially more likely to have talked on the phone while driving.

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Presentation

Teens and Mobile Phones: Texting rises sharply as mobile phones become the communication hub for American teens.

May 18, 2010Amanda Lenhart

In a brown bag lunch talk given to FTC, FCC and Department of Education staff, Amanda talks about teens and mobile phones - who has them, how they use them and how schools and parents approach and manage the devices in the home and in the classroom.

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Presentation

Cyberbullying 2010: What the Research Tells Us

May 6, 2010Amanda Lenhart

An updated look at the research and definitions around bullying and cyberbullying. Presented to the Youth Online Safety Working Group assembled by NCMEC, Amanda's talk unpacks both what current research can tell us about cyberbullying as well as wher...

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Commentary

FCC Comment: Empowering Parents and Protecting Children

Feb 26, 2010Mary Madden

This week we filed a public comment in response to the Federal Communications Notice of Inquiry on the issue of "Empowering Parents and Protecting Kids in an Evolving Media Landscape."

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Web Posts May Make You Vulnerable To Crime

Alan Greenblatt, NPR

Feb 25, 2010

It's fun to brag when you're at a great bar or going off on vacation. Social networking sites and location-based apps have made it easy to broadcast that kind of information to your friends. The problem is that you may not just be making your friends...

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At Las Vegas electronics show, the Web and cars meet

Cecilia Kang, Washington Post

Jan 10, 2010

Even as policymakers and safety advocates worry that the use of gizmos in cars is driving people to distraction, companies including Ford Motor showcased dashboard innovations at the Consumer Electronics Show. The topic was so prominent, in fact, tha...

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'Sexting,' Cyberbullying and Other Digital Dangers

John Hockenberry, Celeste Headlee, Jen Poyant, PRI and WNYC's The Takeaway

Dec 10, 2009

Senior Research Specialist Amanda Lenhart and Bryan Taylor, Unit Chief for Crimes Against Persons in the Canyon County Prosecutors Office, talked about online dangers faced by...

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Cyberbullying: Fight Fire With Fire

Sara Stroud, THE Journal

Oct 1, 2009

School districts are turning the tables against cyberbullies, using technology to flush out and crack down on online harassment.

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MORE THAN 43 PERCENT of teenagers have been the victims of cyberbullying, according to research from the Nati...

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Presentation

The New Online Demographics: What the Numbers Mean for Providers, Advertisers and Safety

Sep 10, 2009Amanda Lenhart

Representatives from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, the Pew Internet & American Life Project and the U.S. Internet Industry Association (USIIA) will discuss the new communities coming online in record numbers in the United State...

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