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- Who do you trust, me or that gadget?
- One of the most fascinating trends in medical computing involves the use of gadgets to extract data people are otherwise reluctant to give, and to offer advice on that data when it's needed. Do you trust the gadget more than the doctor? Will you obey the gadget? by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Teen, Gadget, Tablets, Notebooks, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Marketing Research, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Marketing, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Sex Ed 2.0?
- Same message, new media seems to be the focus of the Internet Sexuality Information Services, or ISIS. Featured on NPR today, ISIS in particular is trying to reach out to kids with a "legitimate" message about the risks and benefits of sexual activity via media they use every day....
- Tags: Teen, Media, NPR, ISIS, Keyboards, Advertising & Promotion, Tools & Techniques, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Marketing, Management, Components, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-06-24
- 24% of US teens write music
- All teens Cell phone owners Computer owners Types of non-school writing Write letters or notes to other people 64% 67% 64% Write in a journal 34 36 36 Short writing 32 32 32 Do creative writing...
- Tags: Teen, Music, Productivity, Internet, NB
- Blog posts 2008-05-31
- 93% of teens have written something for themselves or just for fun in the past year
- All teens Write notes or letters to other people 64% Write in a journal 34 Do short writing, from a paragraph to one page 31 Do creative writing, such as plays, poetry, fiction or short stories 25 ...
- Tags: Teen, Corporate Communications, Productivity, Microsoft Office, Marketing, Office Suites, Software, NB
- Blog posts 2008-05-29
- 21% of 15-17 year olds usually use computers for their school writing
- 19% of white teens typically do their school writing on a computer, compared with one in ten blacks (11%) and English-speaking Hispanics (9%), according to Pew Internet Project. Older teens also tend to rely more heavily on computers when writing for school. 21% of 15-17 year olds usually use computers...
- Tags: Teen, Computer, Productivity, NB
- Blog posts 2008-05-28
- 65% of teens usually do their school writing by hand
- Despite widespread technology ownership and usage among teens, 65% of teens say they usually do their school writing by hand, compared with 16% who usually use a computer. The remaining teens say that their choice of writing instrument depends on the assignment (4% of teens say this), or that they...
- Tags: Teen, Productivity, NB
- Blog posts 2008-05-27
- 7% of US teens do not do any writing in their English classes
- 82% teens say that the writing assignments they do for school typically range from a paragraph to around one page in length, according to Pew Internet Project. 12% say that most of their writing involves longer pieces of 2-5 pages. 3% of teens say that most of their school writing...
- Tags: Teen, NB
- Blog posts 2008-05-26
- 56% of teens said they think writing is essential
- 56% of teens said they think writing is essential, and another 30% say it is important but not essential for later success. Just 12% of teens said writing was only somewhat important, and 2% said it wasn’t important at all, according to Pew Internet Project. The more teens enjoy the...
- Tags: Teen, NB
- Blog posts 2008-05-25
- 50% of teens are writing something just about every day
- 50% of all teens say that their school work involves writing something just about every day, and 35% do school writing several times a week, according to Pew Internet Project. The remaining 15% write for school several times a month (7%) or less frequently (8%). The frequency with which teens...
- Tags: Teen, School, NB
- Blog posts 2008-05-25
- 75% of higher-income teens like to write up science labs
- Teens from families earning $50,000 or more per year are more likely than lower-income teens to write up science labs (75% of higher-income teens do this, compared with 67% of lower-income teens) and to create audio, video or PowerPoint presentations (72% vs. 61% for lower-income teens), according to Pew Internet...
- Tags: Teen, Productivity, Corporate Communications, Microsoft Office, Marketing, Office Suites, Software, NB
- Blog posts 2008-05-24
- 63% of black teens use social networking profiles for communication
- Among social networking teens, whites are more likely than blacks to use their social networking profile as a communication tool, whether to post messages to a friend’s wall (78% of whites do this, versus 63% of blacks) or to send private messages within the social networking system (75% v. 55%),...
- Tags: Teen, Network, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, NB
- Blog posts 2008-05-23
- 57% of black teens write in a journal for school
- Nearly 57% of black teens write in a journal for school, and 17% write music or lyrics. 41% write in a journal and 6% write music or lyrics for school, according to Pew Internet Project. White teens are significantly more likely than English-speaking Hispanic teens but not blacks to create...
- Tags: Teen, School, NB
- Blog posts 2008-05-23
- 87% of all teens engage in electronic communication
- 87% of all teens engage at least occasionally in some form of electronic personal communication, which includes text messaging, sending email or instant messages, or posting comments on social networking sites, according to Pew Internet Project. Although participation in these activities is widespread, 60% of teens who send these communications...
- Tags: Teen, Electronic Communication, Social Networking, Online Communications, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, NB
- Blog posts 2008-05-22
- 96% of 15-17-year-old teens like to create essays
- 15 to 17-age teens are somewhat more likely to create essays and create more presentations for school of writing than younger teens ages 12 to 14 (96% of older teens do this, compared with 90% of younger teens), according to Pew Internet Project. Older teens are also much more likely...
- Tags: Teen, NB
- Blog posts 2008-05-22
- 44% of US teens have a journal
- All teens Take notes in class 98% Write essays 93 Do short writing, from a paragraph to one page 92 Do creative writing, such as plays, poetry, fiction or short stories 74 Write up a science...
- Tags: Teen, Journal, Internet, Corporate Communications, Productivity, Microsoft Office, Marketing, Office Suites, Software, NB
- Blog posts 2008-05-22
- 63% of teenage internet users now go online daily
- As highly interactive online activities such as blogging and social networking have grown in popularity, accessing the internet has become more and more a daily activity for teens - 63% of teenage internet users now go online daily, and 35% of online teens use the internet multiple times per day,...
- Tags: Teen, Internet User, Internet, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, NB
- Blog posts 2008-05-20
- 24% of white teens say they usually do their non-school writing on a computer
- 24% of white teens say they usually do their nonschool writing on a computer, compared with 5% of black teens and 11% of Hispanics. Similarly, 21% of teens ages 15-17 usually use computers for their non-school writing, compared with 15% of teens ages 12-14, according to Pew Internet Project. While...
- Tags: Teen, Computer, Productivity, NB
- Blog posts 2008-05-18
- 66% of teens live in households with broadband
- % with broadband at home All teens 66% Parent Education High school grad or less 56 Some college 67 College grad 82 Race/Ethnicity White 70 Black 56 Hispanic...
- Tags: Teen, Broadband, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Internet, Telecommunications, Networking, NB
- Blog posts 2008-05-18
- 24% of teens write for personal enjoyment several times a month
- Just about every day Several times a week Gender Girls 18% 28% Boys 9 18 Race White 9 21 Black 25 31 Hispanic 17 31 Source: Pew Inrernet Project ...
- Tags: Teen, NB
- Blog posts 2008-05-18
- 89% of teens log in from home
- Home School Library All Teens 89% 77% 60% Gender Girls 91 76 59 Boys 86 78 60 Age 12-14 89 71 58 15-17 89 82 61 Race/Ethnicity White...
- Tags: Teen, Internet, Operational Accounting, Finance, NB
- Blog posts 2008-05-17
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