Mobile Social Media

Twitter and other social services like Facebook that allow people to update their status still lack clout on wireless devices. Only 10% of the 59% of adult Americans who go online wirelessly have used their mobile phone or wireless laptop to access a status update service, according to a study released Wednesday by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.

While the percentage who access status update apps via a wireless device remains relatively low, the study reveals that adults tap into technology to do a variety of other tasks. Fifty-four percent have used their mobile device to send someone a photo or video, 23% have accessed a social networking site, 20% watched a video, and 15% posted a photo or a video online. A smaller number 11% admit to purchasing at least one product using their mobile phone, and 11% say they made a charitable donation through a text message.

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Adult Mobile Internet and eCommerce

As cell phones achieve something approaching ubiquity, growing numbers of U.S. adults are using mobile devices to access the Internet, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project. which recently released its "Mobile Access 2010" report based on survey performed in May.

Specifically, Pew found that 38% of U.S. adults who own a mobile device use it to access the Internet up from 25% in April 2009.

This represents substantial penetration of the U.S. population overall, as Pew revealed that 82% of the U.S. adult population owns a mobile device. Crunching the numbers, that means that slightly over 31% of all U.S. adults are using a mobile device to access the Internet in 2010.

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