Report

In-store Mobile Commerce During the 2012 Holiday Shopping Season

Jan 31, 2013Aaron Smith

58% of cell owners used their phones for recommendations, reviews, or price comparisons in a physical store this holiday shopping season. Young adults and smartphone owners lead the way.

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New library services Americans say they would (or would not) use

Jan 25, 2013

We asked people whether they would use a variety of possible new activities and features at libraries. Our list was weighted towards services that are rooted in technology and allow more tech-related interactions with libraries and at them.

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Media Mention

Now It's Digital Book Worms

Jack Loechner, MediaPost

Jan 17, 2013

According to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, in the past year the number of those who read e-books increased from 16% of all Americans ages 16 and older to 23%. At the same time, the number of those who ...

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Obnoxious cellphone behavior on the decline, says Pew

Suzanne Choney, Today - msnbc

Jan 17, 2013

There's actually good news to report on the annoying-phone-etiquette front: Cellphone users who are loud and irritating in public are getting better about that obnoxious behavior, which is "less common" than it used to be.

So says Pew Research Cen...

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Report

Arts Organizations and Digital Technologies

Jan 4, 2013Kristin Thomson, Kristen Purcell, Lee Rainie

Cultural organizations like theater companies, orchestras, and art museums are using the internet, social media, and mobile apps to draw in and engage audiences, provide deeper context, and disseminate their work beyond the stage and the gallery

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Data Set

January 2013 - Mobile Shopping (omnibus)

Jan 1, 2013

This omnibus survey contains questions about device ownership and cell phone usage during purchase decisions.

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Mobile Connections to Libraries

Dec 31, 2012Lee Rainie, Kathryn Zickuhr, Maeve Duggan

13% of those ages 16 and older have accessed library websites via mobile devices

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Going mobile: New survey finds more people using mobile devices to visit library websites

Associated Press

Dec 31, 2012

A new Pew study reports that around 13 percent of Americans aged 16 and older used a mobile device to visit a library website during the past year.

Patrons ages 18-49 were the most likely to use a mobile device for the library, while those 65 and ...

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Readers gravitating to e-books

Cecilia Kang, The Washington Post

Dec 27, 2012

America’s obsession with digital tablets is driving a boon in e-book reading, a new survey shows, a trend that is dampening the appeal of printed books and shaking the centuries-old publishing business.

The share of Americans who read e-books grew...

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Number of e-book readers increasing in United States - survey

Patricia Reaney, Reuters

Dec 27, 2012

(Reuters) - The popularity of electronic books is increasing in the United States, with nearly one-quarter of American bibliophiles reading e-books, according to a survey released on Thursday.

The number of e-readers aged 16 years and older jumped...

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