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Texting, Social Networking Popular Worldwide
Pew Research Center, December 20, 2011. "Two kinds of digital communication that have grown increasingly popular in the United States -- texting with cell phones and use of social networks -- are also popular in many places around the world.
Text messaging is a global phenomenon. Across the 21 countries surveyed by the Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project, a median of 75% of cell phone owners say they text. Texting is widespread in both wealthy nations and the developing world. In fact, it is most common among cell phone owners in two of the poorest nations surveyed: Indonesia and Kenya..."
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Last updated: 22 December 2011Related Links
- Global Digital Communication: Texting, Social Networking Popular Worldwide - Report
- Pew Research Centre, 20 December 2011. Survey Report - "Cell phones are owned by overwhelmingly large majorities of people in most major countries around the world, and they are used for much more than just phone calls. In particular, text messaging is a global phenomenon – across the 21 countries surveyed, a median of 75% of cell phone owners say they text..."
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