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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Pew Internet and American Life Project

Pew Internet and American Life Project stories: 4 news summaries


 Gadgets Have 
 Consumers 
 Crying for Help 

Buyers frustrated by problems with cell phones, internet access and computers

Nov 17, 08 1:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Digital technology plays a key role in the lives of most Americans, but it's often too complex, frustrating, and prone to failure, a study by the Pew Research Center finds. Nearly half of consumers said they regularly need help setting up a device, learning how to use it, or solving... More »

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technology • Internet • Comcast • cell phones • iPod • BlackBerry • Pew Internet and American Life Project • MP3s • Pew Research Center • Internet access • consumers

 Gaming Teens 
 Make Good Citizens 

Video play brings kids together, instills community values

Sep 16, 08 8:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The stereotype of the isolated video gamer is as antiquated as Pong—teens, at least, see gaming as a social activity, new research shows. A clear link exists between gaming, in which virtually all teens participate, and civic engagement, MSNBC reports. That doesn’t mean every Grand Theft Auto expert... More »

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Pew Internet and American Life Project • scientific study • teenager • video games • civic engagement • antisocial

To Thine Own Self Be Googled

Number of adults searching themselves online doubles in three years

Dec 17, 07 5:23 AM CST
(Newser) - More Americans are Googling themselves, friends and dates. A Pew study found that 47% of US adult Internet users have looked up themselves using the search engine, compared with 22% in 2002. The study found 53% Googled neighbors, colleagues, or dates—often checking bankruptcy and divorce proceedings, and other public... More »

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Google • Internet • MySpace • Facebook • Pew Internet and American Life Project

Text Messaging Steers
Teens Into Trouble

More than a quarter admit to texting while driving

Jul 18, 07 4:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Text messaging is growing into a serious hazard for young people, ABC reports. A new study showed that teens are texting at rates that border on addiction—some sending thousands of messages a month. Most alarmingly, however, a full 28% of teens admitted to texting while driving, a dangerous practice... More »

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Internet • cell phones • New Jersey • mental health • LG West Coast Texting Championship • American Automobile Association • Seventeen magazine • Pew Internet and American Life Project • text messaging addiction • cybersex • The Priory Group • Washington state • texting • teenager • video games

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