Platforms & Services

32% of adults transact bank business on their mobile phones

Social networking sites remain most popular among young adults, but other age groups continue to increase their engagement

In our last reading in late 2012, when over 80% of Americans were internet users, we found that 30% of them had placed online phone calls.

The response on Twitter to George Zimmerman’s acquittal in the killing of Trayvon Martin was almost equally divided between sharing news about the verdict and weighing in on it. And among those offering opinions about the outcome, their conclusion was very different from the jurors’. According to a new Pew Research Center analysis of nearly […]

In a survey of Advanced Placement and National Writing Project teachers, a majority say digital tools encourage students to be more invested in their writing by encouraging personal expression and providing a wider audience for their work.

Kristen Purcell discussed our teens & tech research at the ACT Enrollment Planners Conference

Susannah Fox will present data on U.S. technology adoption and use related to the pursuit of health.

Young men are especially likely to visit the "front page of the internet."

As Apple’s iPhone celebrates its sixth(!) birthday today, the pioneering smartphone has carved out a solid market position, and a demographically distinctive user base, within the ever-expanding world of smartphones (which, according to the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, more than half of Americans now own). The iPhone is, along with Google’s Android, […]

The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) will host Lee Rainie for “The Myth and the Reality of the Evolving Patron: The RUSA President’s Program” on Saturday, June 29 at the 2013 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago.