“This alternative way of slicing the data still shows Email to be, by far, the dominant sector in terms of mobile time, although this dominance shrinks by a few delta points to 38.5% from 41.6%. Search is another that nets out with a smaller share, although by less than a percentage point from 7.1% to… Continue Reading
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Pew Report: Cell phones and American adults
Cell phones and American adults – They make just as many calls, but text less often than teens – by Amanda Lenhart, Senior Research Specialist, 9/2/2010 “Texting by American adults has increased substantially over the past year, but still does not approach the magnitude of text messages exchanged by adolescents. Some 72% of adult cell… Continue Reading
GAO: Enhanced Data Collection Could Help FCC Better Monitor Competition in the Wireless Industry
Telecommunications: Enhanced Data Collection Could Help FCC Better Monitor Competition in the Wireless Industry, GAO-10-779, July 27, 2010 “Americans increasingly rely on wireless phones, with nearly 40 percent of households now using them primarily or solely. Under federal law, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is responsible for fostering a competitive wireless marketplace while ensuring that… Continue Reading
Google and Verizon offer joint policy proposal for an open Internet
Official Google Blog: “The original architects of the Internet got the big things right. By making the network open, they enabled the greatest exchange of ideas in history. By making the Internet scalable, they enabled explosive innovation in the infrastructure. It is imperative that we find ways to protect the future openness of the Internet… Continue Reading
Nielsen Reports What Americans Do Online: Social Media And Games Dominate Activity
“Americans spend nearly a quarter of their time online on social networking sites and blogs, up from 15.8 percent just a year ago (43 percent increase) according to new research released today from The Nielsen Company. The research revealed that Americans spend a third their online time (36 percent) communicating and networking across social networks,… Continue Reading
38 States AG Now Invetigating Google Street View
Follow up to Several State Attorneys General Announce Probes of Google Wireless Data Collection, this news release: “Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today on behalf of the executive committee of a 38-state coalition asked Google whether it tested its Street View software before use — which should have revealed that the program collected data transmitted over… Continue Reading
My Digital Library: Leveraging Todays Mobile and Participatory Information Ecosystem
Pew Internet Presentation: Libraries, Mobile, New Media Ecology – My Digital Library: Leveraging Todays Mobile and Participatory Information Ecosystem, by Kristen Purcell, July 29, 2010 at Digital Libraries à la Carte 2010, Tilburg University Continue Reading
Pew Report – Mobile Access 2010
Mobile Access 2010 – Six in ten Americans go online wirelessly using a laptop or cell phone; African-Americans and 18-29 year olds lead the way in the use of cell phone data applications, but older adults are gaining ground. July 7, 2010. Aaron Smith, Research Specialist li>”Cell phone and wireless laptop internet use have each… Continue Reading
Presidential Memorandum: Unleashing the Wireless Broadband Revolution
Unleashing the Wireless Broadband Revolution: “Expanded wireless broadband access will trigger the creation of innovative new businesses, provide cost-effective connections in rural areas, increase productivity, improve public safety, and allow for the development of mobile telemedicine, telework, distance learning, and other new applications that will transform Americans’ lives. Spectrum and the new technologies it enables… Continue Reading
Privacy International: UK Police begin investigation into Google Wi-Fi grab
Follow up to Several State Attorneys General Announce Probes of Google Wireless Data Collection, via Privacy International, “Crime reference number 2318672/10 was today issued by London’s Metropolitan Police, marking the commencement of investigations into Google for alleged criminal interception of Wireless communications content. Privacy International, which brought the complaint, has been briefed by police on… Continue Reading
FCC Wireless World Fact Sheet and Online Resources
News release: “The Federal Communications Commissions Consumer Task Force designated the week of June 21 as Wireless World Travel Week to coincide with the beginning of summer and a busy travel season. Americans make over 60 million international trips each year, and many take their mobile phones with them. Throughout the week, the FCC and… Continue Reading
Privacy International Launches System to Shed Light on Controversial Technologies
EPIC: “International watchdog Privacy International has announced the launch of a new website for bringing transparency to “technical mysteries” behind controversial systems. Cracking the Black Box identifies key questions regarding mysterious technologies and asks experts, whistleblowers, and other concerned parties to “help crack the box” by anonymously contributing ideas and input. The organization responsible for… Continue Reading
