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Article: NEARLY ONE-THIRD OF AMERICANS ARE `TECH ELITE'
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- Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current)
- Article date:
- November 24, 2003
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Technology geeks, unite. There are more of you than you might have
realized.
A study released Sunday found that 31 percent of Americans are
"highly tech-savvy" people for whom the Internet, cell phones and
handheld organizers are more indispensable than TVs and old-
fashioned wired phones.
John Horrigan, author of the report by the Pew Internet & American
Life Project, said the size of this "tech elite" was somewhat
surprising. And while this group is predominantly young, the Pew
researchers found plenty of baby boomers and seniors who are equally
ardent about using technology.
The difference, though, is that techies in their late teens and
20s are more likely to create online content, like ...