Americans and Text Messaging
31% of text message users prefer texting to voice calls, and young adults stand out in their use of text messaging.
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31% of text message users prefer texting to voice calls, and young adults stand out in their use of text messaging.
Peer-to-peer healthcare is a way for people to do what they have always done – lend a hand, lend an ear, lend advice – but at internet speed and at internet scale.
The internet provides access not only to information, but also to each other, and Pew Internet’s research documents how this has transformed the health communications landscape over the last 10 years.
Director Lee Rainie spoke about how the technology revolution has changed the way people interact and create communities.
55% of smartphone owners use their phones to get location-based directions or recommendations, while geosocial services and location-tagging features are less popular.
As online college courses are becoming more prevalent, the public is skeptical about their educational value. According to a recent Pew Research survey, only 29% of Americans say online classes are equal in value to classes taken in person.
As online college courses have become increasingly prevalent, the general public and college presidents offer different assessments of their educational value.
Women maintain their foothold on social networking site use, and older Americans are still coming aboard. Most users describe their experiences in positive terms.
Mobile devices help solve problems, but also create new annoyances.
Search and email remain the two online activities that are nearly universal among adult internet users.
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