Because they made giving as easy as buying a song on iTunes, text-based donations were a huge source of money for Haiti after the earthquake. Is this new impulse toward giving going to change philanthropy for the better or make people ...READ»
The stereotype that old people are hapless Luddites who can’t distinguish an iPad from their cat’s litter box is, like a lot of stereotypes, rooted in some reality. The elderly are less likely than younger adults to own a cell ...READ»
Pew's latest survey shows Twitter is growing up, getting used more, and appealing to more older users. It's also a mobile affair for everyone half the time. With rumors Apple's about to integrate it, this could all become more significant.READ»
What'll it be, world? Gadgets and electricity or pretty views? Unless we want to go back to the days when we didn't have cell phones, GPS devices, jet engines, and nuclear power, we're stuck dealing with the mining industry.READ»
Valentine's Day is the perfect time to ask: What's love for? The age-old answer, of course, has been marriage. (And the purpose of marriage, of course, is to produce kids.)
This infographic from GOOD and the Pew Research Center ...READ»
Teens have all but given up blogging, while geezers have quadrupled their presence on social networking sites, according to Pew's new generational study of the Internet.READ»
Pew Research has been quizzing Americans about the location-based smartphone frenzy that's everywhere. Except it's not. Pew found only 4% of the online market uses location-based services. Did Facebook maneuver in perfect time to start the real craze?READ»
Mainstream video calling seems like it's just getting started, given the excitement over Apple's FaceTime iPhone app. But a new Pew survey reveals nearly 20% of Americans have already placed a call via video.READ»
Pew has just revealed results from its Internet and American Life Project survey and found that the fastest growing demographic adopting social media is folks over 50. READ»
Pew's latest survey shows some major movement in online video. More women. More social networking. More uploading. More concern about privacy. And more comedy.READ»
The Pew Research Center teamed up with Elon University's Imagining the Internet Center to survey 895 experts on the future of the Internet--and at the forefront of the discussion is the sticky topic of anonymity.READ»
Fifteen percent of teens in a new Pew Internet survey of 800 say they've received sexually suggestive or nude images or videos from others. But far fewer say they’ve sent them.READ»
As politicians around the world gear up for December's UN Climate Change Conference and the International Day of Climate Action moves closer, we should take note of a new study from the Pew Research Center for the People & Press ...READ»
A new survey by Pew features a couple of very interesting stats about online video viewership: 62% of adult 'net users have watched video online, a figure that's risen from 33% two and a half years ago. Meanwhile a massive 89% of ...READ»
This week's Clean Energy Economy report from Pew Charitable Trusts showed that the cleantech industry is rapidly expanding, and shows no signs of slowing down. Now PhysOrg provides us with a list of the top five cities that ...READ»
