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May 1, 2013Carolyn Miller, Kathryn Zickuhr, Lee Rainie, Kristen Purcell
Parents of minor children have a special relationship with libraries. Most believe libraries are very important for their children and provide extra resources that are not available at home.
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Parents frequently lead other adults in adoption of new technologies and applications. Families use and repurpose technology in ways that enhance family life even as innovations present new challenges.
Dec 1, 2010Amanda Lenhart
What is the average age at which American kids get cell phones? and is it getting younger?
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Oct 14, 2010Aaron Smith
As the digital world has expanded far beyond the desktop, consumers can now choose from an array of devices capable of satisfying their need for “anytime, anywhere” access to news, information, friends and entertainment.
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Oct 6, 2010Amanda Lenhart
Mobile phones have become the hub of teens' communication with peers and others, and is increasingly a source of information as well as connection to others. This talk presents data about which teens have mobile phones, how they use them - texting, t...
Jennifer Ludden, NPR's Talk of the Nation
Sep 8, 2010
A full transcript and downloadable audio of this segment are available here. Grounding once meant being confined to the house or handing over the car keys. But isolating a teen to reflect on his misbehavior is harder in the age of Facebook and ce...
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Donna St. George, Washington Post
Sep 6, 2010
Not so long ago, teenagers in trouble got grounded. They lost their evenings out, maybe the keys to the family car. But lately the art of family discipline has begun to reflect our digital age. Now parents seize cellphones, shut down Facebook page...
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Feb 26, 2010Mary Madden
This week we filed a public comment in response to the Federal Communications Notice of Inquiry on the issue of "Empowering Parents and Protecting Kids in an Evolving Media Landscape."
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David Inge, NPR | Focus 580
Nov 30, 2009
An interview with Keith N. Hampton, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication, discussing the recent Pew Internet report ...
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Jonnelle Marte, Wall Street Journal | Digits
Nov 13, 2009
Are heavy Internet users living in an isolated virtual bubble, devoid of face-to-face human interaction? Or has the Web made us more connected to people? A recent study by the Pew Research Center makes a case for the latter, finding that while the...
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Bettina Edelstein, J.D. Biersdorfer and Pedro Rafael Rosado, New York Times
Nov 11, 2009
The New York Times's Tech Talk for November 11, 2009 includes an interview with Keith Hampton, lead author of a new study from the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project on social isolation and technology, discussing the report. You c...
Greg Toppo, USA Today
Nov 5, 2009
It's easy – and tempting – to believe that cellphones and the Internet are making Americans more isolated as they filter out those around them and focus on lighted screens, distant Facebook friends and LOL conversations. But a new survey finds tha...
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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.