This study from Pew Research Center offers a good look at just who in American culture plays digital games regularly. The statistics here might be surprising.
"Teachers say digital tools affect students' writing in significant ways, including broadening the audience for their writing and encouraging collaboration"
The rise of smartphones has brought real-time location data into many aspects of Americans' lives. Some mobile services use the smartphone's location to offer directions, targeted recommendations, or other location-specific information to the user. Other services incorporate a location "layer" into other types of functions, while still others exist specifically to share the user's location with friends or the general public.