E-Commerce

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.

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

The internet is the source that people most rely on for material about the local business scene and search engines are particularly valued. Newspapers and word of mouth also rank high as sources.

Just under half (46%) of cell phone and tablet users who have downloaded apps say they have paid for an app at some point.

The share of cell phone owners who download apps nearly doubles in two years, but just 46% of downloaders have paid for an app.

Director Lee Rainie lectured at New York University about the impact of digital technologies on the ways that people get advertising and relate to corporations.

An interview with Senior Fellow Jim Jansen, recorded at the “Buying & Selling EContent” Conference, about paying for online content. (With downloadable audio and transcript)

A new survey finds that Americans under age 40 are as likely to donate to Japan disaster relief through electronic means as traditional means like the phone or postal mail

65% of internet users have paid to access or download some kind of digital content. Music and software are the most common kinds of content purchased.

A "heat map" showing major trends in how different generations of online Americans use the internet over time.