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This speech describes the mass adoption of the internet in the U.S. and its resultant impact on economic, social and civic spheres. It also tells the story of the internet as it relates to other historical trends in technology adoption.

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DATA POINT

17%

the percentage of cell phone-using American adults who say they have been so distracted while talking or texting that they have physically bumped into another person or an object.

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The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project is one of seven projects that make up the Pew Research Center. The Center is supported by The Pew Charitable Trust.