Mobile

The new normal in the age of social media

Director Lee Rainie presented data on technology's place in our lives according to numbers at the Wisdom 2.0 Conference in Redwood City, CA.

As mobile, social tools spread throughout the population, people are connecting with each other. Why not harness those tools for health?

During the holiday season, 25% of cell owners used their phone inside stores to gather price comparisons; 24% used them to look up online reviews.

The number of Americans owning either an e-reader or tablet jumped from 18% in December 2011 to 29% in January 2012. Who are these owners? View a breakdown of e-reader and tablet owners who belong to different demographic groups.

How do consumers feel about privacy in this new era of smartphones and how does that enter into their decisions about their transportation options?

Susannah Fox presented Pew Internet's latest research on mobile, social networks, teens, and health.

The share of adults in the United States who own tablet computers nearly doubled from 10% to 19% between mid-December and early January and the same surge in growth also applied to e-book readers.

Director Lee Rainie presented 10 fresh realities of the digital age to journalists, government officials, and leaders of non-governmental organizations from 33 countries.

Why mobile phone users texted millions of dollars in aid to Haiti earthquake relief and how they got their friends to do the same