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Barbara Lindsey

Survey finds smart phones transforming mobile lifestyles of college students - 0 views

  • Text messaging has overtaken e-mail and IM as the main form of communication as 94 percent of students send and receive text messages. About 62 percent of students admitted to texting while in class. Students use cell phones to keep in touch with family and friends with 59 percent texting, 17 percent using voice, 9 percent sending IMs and 7 percent using e-mail. Cell phone camera usage has surged, with 72 percent of respondents reporting that they take and send photographs via their cell phone, up from 30 percent in 2005. About 39 percent take and send video using their cell phone, up from 4 percent in 2005.
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    Hanley's latest study is part of his continued research into the mobile communication habits of young adults. He has conducted surveys of 4,907 college students twice annually since 2005, finding that: Text messaging has overtaken e-mail and IM as the main form of communication as 94 percent of students send and receive text messages. About 62 percent of students admitted to texting while in class. Students use cell phones to keep in touch with family and friends with 59 percent texting, 17 percent using voice, 9 percent sending IMs and 7 percent using e-mail. Cell phone camera usage has surged, with 72 percent of respondents reporting that they take and send photographs via their cell phone, up from 30 percent in 2005. About 39 percent take and send video using their cell phone, up from 4 percent in 2005.
Barbara Lindsey

The Age of the Smart Cell Phone -- Campus Technology - 0 views

  • 12/29/05
  • Less than 10 years after becoming a critical workday tool for most of us, college e-mail may be on the verge of becoming yesterday’s technology.
  • Any college administrator can attest to the popularity of IM-ing.
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  • But an even more compelling next communications wave is text messaging, now hugely popular with junior high and high school students.
  • And as text messaging rolls across college campuses, the importance of cell phones can hardly be overstated.
  • Schools like Wake Forest University (NC) are finding ways to embrace this trend. The private liberal arts institution is currently trying out converged Pocket PC devices in a pilot project involving 120 students and staff.
  • According to Wake Forest CIO Jay Dominick, the study is beginning to suggest that a PDA-plus-phone is a far more compelling device for students than a mere e-mail account or standard PDA device.
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