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How Americans really use cell phonesupdated: Tue Aug 16 2011 13:07:00

If you've ever pretended to be talking on your cell phone to avoid talking to, or acknowledging, someone nearby -- you're not alone. One in 13 Americans have used this ploy, a new survey says.

Report: More than a third of U.S. adults now own smartphonesupdated: Mon Jul 11 2011 17:29:00

According to a new report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project, 35% of U.S. adults own a smartphone.

Most Twitter users access service from their phones, study saysupdated: Wed Jun 01 2011 17:17:00

Among U.S. adults who go online, 13% use Twitter -- and more than half (54%) of these people access the popular social media service with their mobile phone, according to new research from the Pew Internet and American Life Project.

Online photos: Are they new digital fingerprint?updated: Fri Apr 08 2011 12:22:00

For Mike Smith, Facebook is a fort for communicating freely with friends online.

Local news, information are going mobile big time, Pew survey saysupdated: Wed Mar 16 2011 12:50:00

When you want news or information about your community, do you sometimes turn to your cell phone or tablet computer? If so, you've got plenty of company.

Hispanics lag behind in internet usage, study saysupdated: Thu Feb 10 2011 09:59:00

Hispanics in the United States are less likely than whites to access the internet, have a home broadband connection or own a cell phone, according to a study by the Pew Hispanic Center released Wednesday.

Use is growing, but some adults still apps-backwardupdated: Wed Sep 15 2010 09:59:00

About 35 percent of U.S. adults have mobile phones that run software applications, or apps, according to a new survey.

Survey: More Americans get news from Internet than newspapers or radioupdated: Mon May 10 2010 11:54:00

More Americans get their news from the Internet than from newspapers or radio, and three-fourths say they hear of news via e-mail or updates on social media sites, according to a new report.

Empowered Patient lessonsupdated: Thu Dec 31 2009 14:35:00

The top lessons learned from Empowered Patients in 2009 will help you become one in 2010.

Study shows Americans' devotion to the Internetupdated: Thu Jun 18 2009 11:28:00

Americans would rather keep their Internet connections than keep their cell phone or television service, a new study found.

Time.com: Study: Work E-Mail Use Creeps Into Off-Hoursupdated: Wed Sep 24 2008 17:00:00

A study shows that workers in general have mixed feelings about the increased use of e-mail and the Internet in the last few years

Time.com: Study: Dial-Up Users Prefer Low Cost updated: Thu Jul 03 2008 15:00:00

Only 14 percent of dial-up users say they're stuck with the older, slower connection technology because they can't get broadband in their neighborhoods

Time.com: Study: Web Used to Expand on Sound Bitesupdated: Mon Jun 16 2008 18:00:00

Americans dissatisfied with political sound bites are turning to the Internet for a more complete picture, a new study finds

Your blog can be group therapyupdated: Wed May 07 2008 14:41:00

When a 24-year-old woman who called herself "90DayJane" launched a blog in February announcing she would write about her life and feelings for three months and then commit suicide, 150,000 readers flocked to the site. Some came to offer help, some to delight in the drama. Others speculated it was all a hoax.

Fortune: 10 ways to play the new Net boomupdated: Mon Apr 24 2006 10:33:00

It's time to say hello to the new Net boom. And believe it or not, it's a boom you'll very likely want to invest in - even if you think (as we do) that Google at $400 a share is too scary to consider.

Fortune: 10 ways to play the new Net boomupdated: Wed Apr 19 2006 13:54:00

It's time to say hello to the new Net boom. And believe it or not, it's a boom you'll very likely want to invest in--even if you think (as we do) that Google at $400 a share is too scary to consider.

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