Average time spent with digital media per day will surpass TV viewing time for the first time this year, according to eMarketer’s latest estimate of media consumption among US adults. [cont.] eMarketer Read more »
The Mouse Inventor’s Vision of Computing
Beginning in the 1950s, when computing was in its infancy, Douglas C. Engelbart set out to show that progress in science and engineering could be greatly accelerated if researchers, working in small groups, shared computing power. He called the approach “bootstrapping.” At the time, computers were room-size calculating machines that […] Read more »
Social Media Images Form a New Language Online
… Photos, once slices of a moment in the past — sunsets, meetings with friends, the family vacation — are fast becoming an entirely new type of dialogue. … “This is a watershed time where we are moving away from photography as a way of recording and storing a past […] Read more »
Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey
Preliminary results from the July–December 2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) indicate that the number of American homes with only wireless telephones continues to grow. Nearly two in every five American homes (38.2%) had only wireless telephones (also known as cellular telephones, cell phones, or mobile phones) during the second […] Read more »
Tech Giants Hold the Fort in Basic Public Popularity
Belying the tech market’s image of ever-shifting consumer allegiances, three icons of the sector are displaying a notable attribute: Stability in their basic popularity. Google, Apple and Facebook, which held toweringly positive public profiles in an ABC News/Washington Post poll 14 months ago, still hold them today. That’s especially impressive […] Read more »
Parenting in the Age of Digital Technology
In the popular press, much is made about how new digital technologies such as iPads and smartphones are revolutionizing family life. Children and parents alike now have a growing stream of new technological resources at their fingertips, offering increased opportunities for engagement, entertainment, and education. But while anecdotes about families […] Read more »