New media increasingly necessary in the U.S.
By Erina Lin, Friday 2 May 2008 at 22:55 :: General :: #1607 :: rss
New media became increasingly necessary to Americans from 2002 to 2007, while traditional media forms lost ground, according to a Pew Internet and American Life Project survey.
According to the latest survey in 2007, more than half of respondents said they could not live without their mobile phones, followed by 45 percent who say they couldn't give up the Internet. The Blackberry/wireless e-mail devices category, though only picked by 36 percent, has grown six-fold since 2002.
Mobile phones, the Internet and wireless e-mail devices have taken a tighter hold on an increasing number of users. Meanwhile, television is slowly but steadily declining as a media form people can't give up, from 47 percent in 2002 to 43 percent in 2007, according to Pew.
Landline phones, which 63 percent of people said would be the most difficult to give up in 2002, dropped to only 40 percent in 2007. This dramatic decrease, coupled with the rise of mobile phones, points to the fact that mobiles are overtaking the landline phone market. Many people are opting to have only one phone, and choosing mobiles over landlines.
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