2. Snapshot 93% of Americans use the Internet 73% of all families have broadband at home 75% have access at work or school 50% go online from a library or public business center 51% go online daily 90% share a computer with other family members 73% use the computer in a public space at home
3. before1990… 1934 – first walkie talkie 1949 – first pager/beeper 1968 – the first video game console was created 1971 – email invented 1971 – first cell phone
4. after1990… The World Wide Web was launched in 1990 The first Blackberry went on the market in 1995 palm pilot went on the market in 1996 Napster was created in 1999 Wikipedia was born and the first iPod was released in 2001 45% of all teens had a cellphone (2004). By 2005, that number rose to 66%, and two-thirds of those were using text messaging (2006)
6. Social networks Blogs Friendster, MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc… E-mails, instant messaging, and text messaging
7. Cell phones People with cell phones use them at least three and a half hours a day Text messaging is huge 58% who use text messaging do so during work hours 52% of people text while at the movies 28% text at the dinner table 26% check for messages within ten minutes of waking up
