Platforms & Services

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.

Pew Internet Director Lee Rainie is giving the keynote address at the 16th annual Oregon Connections Telecommunications Conference. The theme of the conference is "Oregon Broadband: The Power of Adoption."

Key findings from a survey report on tablet news consumption by the Project for Excellence in collaboration with the Economist Group.

The most detailed study to date probes who tablet users are, how they get news and how willing they are to pay for it. See the report, infographic or slideshow.

Lee Rainie spoke about “As learning goes mobile” at the Educause 2011 annual conference. He described the Project’s latest findings about how people (especially young adults) use mobile devices, including smartphones and tablet computers.

Mary will present the Pew Internet Project’s latest data on social media participation among older American adults, including new findings about user motivations and the role of mobile devices.

Director Lee Rainie gave a keynote address at the Internet Librarian conference that examined the potential role librarians can play in “learning communities” – both physical and virtual. Includes video and slides.

The recently announced iPhone 4S triggered huge anticipation online last week, with many tech bloggers expecting an iPhone 5 instead. Changes to social networks Facebook and Google+ also fueled the online conversation. And the protests on Wall Street were among the top subjects on YouTube and Twitter.

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.