A median of 78% of mobile phone owners in emerging countries used their devices for texting.- 25824Murphy2025-03-20
A conversation with Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Research Internet Project, about the project's new report on mapping Twitter conversations.- 20923Murphy2025-03-20
This report marks the 25th anniversary of the creation of the Web by Sir Tim Berners-Lee. It is the first part of a sustained effort through 2014 by the Pew Research Center to mark the anniversary.- 23988Murphy2025-03-20
Americans are growing more attached to modern digital technologies, such as cellphones and the internet, and less attached to traditional hardware, such as landline phones and televisions.- 25007Murphy2025-03-20
Since the early 1990s, as the Economist chart above shows, Olympics organizers have steadily added more and more freestyle skiing, snowboarding and other X Games-style events in a bid to appeal to younger viewers.- 29172Murphy2025-03-20
The internet, cell phones and social media have become key actors in the lives of many American couples. Technology is a source of support and communication as well as tension, and couples say it has both good and bad impacts on their relationships.- 22684Murphy2025-03-20
A new Pew Research Center survey finds that 55% of those ages 25 to 32 have posted a “selfie” on a social media site; no other generation is nearly as inclined to do this.- 27117Murphy2025-03-20
One year into Francis’ papacy, an analysis by the Pew Research Center finds that the former Jesuit archbishop – who was named Time’s Person of the Year – ranked among the top global newsmakers in major U.S.-based digital news outlets.- 28555Murphy2025-03-20
Within a remarkably short period of time, some developing nations are catching up to the U.S. in technology use.- 24586Murphy2025-03-20
Asked to predict the future of the internet and how technology/the Web will change over the next decade, hundreds of experts agree that trends now underway will make the internet more important even as it becomes less visible in daily life.- 25472Murphy2025-03-20
The proposed Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger comes after decades of cable-industry consolidation.- 25482Murphy2025-03-20
A majority of Kenyans make or receive payments using cell phones.- 23389Murphy2025-03-20
After centuries of using the postal service and in-person visits, U.S. will experiment with contacting people by email or text, pushing them to respond online.- 22140Murphy2025-03-20
Have you ever wondered what a Twitter conversation looks like from 10,000 feet?- 29087Murphy2025-03-20
A timeline of the major milestones and small moments that have shaped the Web since 1989.- 23872Murphy2025-03-20
News has a place in social media – but on some sites more than others- 26706Murphy2025-03-20
Percentage of the public saying in January that Edward Snowden’s leaks “served the public interest,” compared with 43% who say the leaks “harmed the public interest.”- 29607Murphy2025-03-20
Americans are largely optimistic about the long-term future of scientific progress, but concerned about some changes that might occur in the near future.- 26435Murphy2025-03-20
How many people work in the U.S. tech sector? A simple question with a complicated answer.- 26228Murphy2025-03-20
Direct visitors to 26 top news sites are far more engaged with that news than users who arrive from Facebook or a search engine, according to a new analysis of online traffic data.- 25086Murphy2025-03-20
Algorithms can save lives, make things easier and conquer chaos. But experts worry about governmental and corporate control of the data, and how algorithms can produce biased results and worsen digital divides.
Majorities of Americans see at least some risk from food produced using hormones, antibiotics, pesticides or artificial ingredients; half the public says that foods with genetically modified ingredients are worse for one's health than foods without.
