Platforms & Services

Summary of Findings The proportion of Americans who rely solely on a cell phone for their telephone service continues to grow, as does the share who still have a landline phone but do most of their calling on their cell phone. With these changes, there is an increased concern that polls conducted only on landline […]

In the midst of dismal data from the recording industry there are still occasional glimmers of silver lining.

48% of internet users have been to video-sharing sites such as YouTube and the daily traffic to such sites on a typical day has doubled in the past year.

Barack Obama makes an early play for "YouTube moment of the 2008 campaign"

Where do you turn when you have a problem? Family and friends? Experts? Internet searches? Libraries?
We asked those and a variety of other questions on a recent survey and found some surprising things.

There are several major findings in this report. One is this: For help with a variety of common problems, more people turn to the internet than consult experts or family members to provide information and resources.

The practice of "googling" someone is becoming more widespread in today's search engine-driven world.

More teens are creating and sharing material on the internet. 28% of online teens have blogs, up from 2004 with growth fueled almost entirely by girls. "Super communicators" rise as email fades as a tool for teens.

As is often the case when we release new reports, there are various cycles of commentary that help to deepen the discussion of the findings.

28% of online teens have blogs and blogging growth is almost entirely fueled by girls; Super communicators rise as email fades as a communication tool for teens