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US Teens Prefer to Text Friends Rather Than Talk to Them in Person
American teenagers would rather text their friends instead of speaking to them in person. And even if they do meet face-to-face, teens admit that social media often distracts them from paying attention to the people they’re with, according to a new study from Common Sense Media. More than half of young people between […]
More Americans Take Facebook Break
Increasing numbers of young people are over Facebook. Forty-four percent of users between the ages 18 and 29 say they deleted the Facebook app from their phone sometime during the past year, according to a new poll from Pew Research. A separate study of teenagers from Common Sense Media finds that only 15 percent of 13-to-17 […]
Americans’ Trust of Facebook Nosedives
Americans are quickly losing faith in Facebook in the wake of numerous controversies surrounding how the company treats personal information and potentially allows the spread of so-called fake news. As its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, heads to Washington Tuesday to testify before lawmakers, a recent survey by the Digital Citizens Alliance, an Internet safety watchdog, found […]
Study finds 1 in 4 Americans is Online ‘Almost Constantly’
More than 25 percent of Americans say they are online “almost constantly,” says a new report. According to a Pew Research Center study conducted in January, 26 percent of American adults spend a lot of time online, up from 21 percent in 2015. Pew also found that 77 percent report going online at least on […]
Apple Reveals Most Popular Emoji in US
Americans love emojis, and now Apple has revealed the most popular on its many platforms. And the winner is: the “Tears of Joy” emoji–by a lot! While ostensibly an emoji about finding something so funny, it makes people cry, the face has also become a sign of mockery. For example, it is often used […]
Innovation Leader US Could Soon Lose Its Edge
The United States leads the world in innovation but could soon lose its competitive edge. A Washington, D.C.-based think tank ranked the U.S. 10th when it comes to government policies in support of global innovation, behind countries like Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom. “We’ve kind of enjoyed this huge lead since basically the end of […]
More than One-Third of US Innovators Are Immigrants
More than one-third of U.S. innovators are foreign born which suggests highly educated immigrants just might be one of America’s most valuable resources. Despite only making up 13.5 percent of all U.S. residents, 35 percent of those responsible for some of the most important innovations in America are foreign-born people who usually have a PhD […]
Rare 1903 Video Captures Busy Boston Streets
Rare video posted by the New England Historical Society shows the busy streets of Boston in 1903. A cameraman boarded a city streetcar and filmed as he rode around the city. The silent black-and-white footage records sidewalks jammed with pedestrians while horses and buggies share the road with electric streetcars. Seeing Boston By Streetcar was one of the […]
Americans Check Their Phones 8 Billion Times a Day
Americans are very attached to their electronic devices, especially their mobile phones. So much so that nearly half of us — 48 percent — check our smartphones up to 25 times per day. Collectively, Americans look at their phones 8 billion times a day, according to Deloitte’s 5th Global Mobile Consumer Survey. Some of us […]