Category Archives: Social Impact
iPhone Digital Tipping Point: Screen time took over active leisure in 2007
Brookings: Screen time increasingly dominates our leisure hours, too, according to the annual American Time Use Survey, which is based on a nationally representative sample of individuals aged 15 and older. “Screen time” and “active leisure” are necessarily hard to … Continue reading
How Much Time the World Spends Looking at Screens (Infographic)
Gizmodo Ever wondered how much time the average person spends looking at their TV, computer, phone or laptop? Well, this chart shows exactly that, broken down by country. Produced by Mary Meeker for her annual presentation on internet trends, the … Continue reading
The Internet increasingly allows Americans to meet and form relationships with perfect strangers
Michael Rosenfeld and Reuben Thomas, Searching for a Mate: The Rise of the Internet as a Social Intermediary In the past 15 years, the rise of the Internet has partly displaced not only family and school, but also neighborhood, friends … Continue reading
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The Evolution of Digital Capacity by Country
The Fletcher School, Tufts: The Digital Evolution Index (DEI) analyzes the key underlying drivers and barriers that govern a country’s evolution into a digital economy: Demand, Supply, Institutional Environment, and Innovation. A longitudinal analysis of these four drivers during the … Continue reading
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Remembrance of Technology Past in 2030
Source: @ValaAfshar
6 Bad Digital Habits and How to Overcome Them (Infographic)
Source: Digital Information World
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How People Ignored Each Other Before Smartphones
Source: @SBartner
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