How hard would it be to give up these technologies ?

Publié le 28 Février 2014

The internet has been with us for 25 years, and it’ll come as no surprise that American adults are smitten, according to Pew’s latest data (pdf). More surprising is the news that despite the country’s increasing dependance on the internet, survey respondents who have landline phones still thought that their home phones would be harder to give up than social media:

It’s worth noting that this still represents a significant drop in landline lovers. While 28% of landline owners say it would be “very hard” to give up that wired connection, that amounts to only 17% of the total adult population. Far fewer homes have landlines; 2011 census data showed that only 71% of US households had a landline, down from over 96% 15 years before. In Pew’s survey, age was also a factor. Nearly half of those 65 and older couldn’t imagine giving up a landline, while 7% of those aged 18-29 said the same.

Pew’s survey offers a vivid illustration of the extent to which American adults have embraced cellphones, computers, and the internet for work and play

Read more : http://qz.com/182102/landline-owners-still-think-their-home-phones-are-more-important-than-facebook/

Has the internet been a good thing or a bad thing ?

Has the internet been a good thing or a bad thing ?

How hard would it be to give up these technologies ?

How hard would it be to give up these technologies ?

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Publié dans #internet, #innovation, #home phones

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