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    Teens & Online Video

    Shooting, sharing, streaming and chatting: social media using teens are the most enthusiastic users of many online video capabilities

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    Why people like to read

    Asked to tell us what they like most about book reading, those who had read a book in the past 12 months gave a host of reasons that ranged from the highly practical to the sublime.

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    The Viral Kony 2012 Video

    Young adults heard more about the viral video against Joseph Kony and were more likely to learn about it through social media than other sources

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    71% of online adults now use video-sharing sites

    Fully 71% of online Americans use video-sharing sites such as YouTube and Vimeo. Rural internet users have caught up to others in their use of these sites, and minorities are more likely than whites to visit them.

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    Pay for Online Content

    Nearly two thirds of internet users have paid to download or access some kind of online content, ranging from music to games to news articles.

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    Americans and their gadgets

    As the digital world has expanded far beyond the desktop, consumers can now choose from an array of devices capable of satisfying their need for “anytime, anywhere” access to news, information, friends and entertainment.

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    Video calling and video chat

    19% of Americans have tried video calls or video chat or teleconferencing online and on cell phones.

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    The Fading Glory of the Television and Telephone

    One day you’re the brightest star in the galaxy. Then something new comes along — and suddenly you’re a relic. It’s a turn of fate that awaits sports heroes, movie stars, political leaders. And, yes, even household appliances.