Teen and distracted driving

75% of all american teens own a cell phone.

1 in 3 teens say they have texted while driving

52% of cell phone using teens have said they talked on the phone while driving

48% have been in a car while the driver texted

40% say that they have been in a car where the driver has used the cell phone.

"As early as 2006, and well before texting had become mainstream in the U.S., the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project reported that more than a quarter of adult cell phone owners felt their cell phone had at some point compromised their driving ability. In the survey, 28% admitted they sometimes did not drive as safely as they should while using their mobile devices."

Alan Kahazie

Im not sure If im completely persuaded with this guy. I mean his idea was like what Keshawn Dodds said a "no brainer". Kahazie proposed a plane that people have been wanting for years and candidates have been bringing up in past elections. Im not sure if he has my vote yet. i mean his ideas were good and he def knows what hes talking about. I just wish he went into more detail with his plan. I would have liked him to have a copy of his plan for us to view. i think im going to have to do more research on him before im persuaded to vote for him.

Pew internet american life project

the web is populated by the young population. But this chart was taken from 18-44 yr olds. The biggest increase in internet use was in 2005 from the ages 70- 75 yr olds. This research says that over time eveything will end up becoming equal across the board for the percent of pople in all age groups who use internet.

Pewinternet.org

http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/15--The-Internet-and-Civic-Engagement.aspx?r=1

The site states that those who blog and use social networking sites are more politically involved. This is said to be because of the high usage of adults. 37% of users from ages 18-29 either blog of use social networking as a use of political involvement. Half of the people involved in political groups communicate through websites and email. The site also states that 17% of cell phone users who are part of political or community groups have communicated with a group via text message on a cell phone device.

www.politics1.com/news.htm

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/

Shocking news about everyday people and famous people . I found this interesting because its what people want to read. Its raw news about people and celebrities.

http://web.mac.com/barryweintraub/iWeb/Site/Barry%20Weintraub.html

Political humor site. This site was interesting because it poked fun at politicians and their views, kind of like an SNL site

http://www.iwantmedia.com/

news media. I liked this one because its just pure media, anything you want to read about is here in this link.

Degrees of Access (May 2008 data)

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Degrees of Access (May 2008 data)

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Above is the breakdown of internet and email use.

*here are the EXACT stats from http://www.slideshare.net/PewInternet/degrees-of-access-may-2008-data?type=powerpoint

Degrees of Access (May 2008 data) - Presentation Transcript

1. All Whites (75%) All Blacks (59%) English-Speaking Hispanics (80%) 73%* of the population reports using the internet or email. Here is a breakdown of use among different online groups. (shown as a percentage of population online) 18-29 Years Old (90%) 30-49 Years Old (85%) 50-64 Years Old (70%) 65+ Years Old (35%) No High School Degree (44%) College Graduates (91%) <$30K Income (53%) >$75K Income (95%) Men (73%) Women (73%) *Source: Pew Internet & American Life Survey, May 2008. http://www.pewinternet.org ** This statistic comes from the Pew Internet Project’s Latinos Online data, collected June-October, 2006. High School Graduates (63%) Urban (74%) Rural (63%) Suburban (77%) Spanish-Dominant Hispanics (32%)**
2. Whites (79%) Blacks (73%) English-Speaking Hispanics (80%) 78%* of the population reports owning a cell phone. Here is a breakdown of use among different online groups. (shown as a percentage of population owning a cell phone) 18-29 Years Old (86%) 30-49 Years Old (87%) 50-64 Years Old (77%) 65+ Years Old (55%) No High School Degree (59%) College Graduates (89%) <$30K Income (63%) >$75K Income (92%) Men (78%) Women (78%) High School Graduates (73%) Urban (75%) Suburban (81%) Rural (73%) *Source: Pew Internet & American Life Survey, may 2008. http://www.pewinternet.org
3. 55%* of the population reports using a high-speed connection (e.g., DSL, cable, wireless) when accessing the internet from home. Here is a breakdown of use among different online groups. (shown as a percentage of population using a high-speed connection from home) Whites (56%) Blacks (41%) English-Speaking Hispanics (55%) 18-29 Years Old (69%) 30-49 Years Old (68%) 50-64 Years Old (49%) 65+ Years Old (19%) No High School Degree (29%) College Graduates (78%) <$30K Income (31%) >$75K Income (82%) Men (57%) Women (52%) High School Graduates (39%) Urban (56%) Suburban (59%) Rural (38%) *Source: Pew Internet & American Life Survey, May 2008. http://www.pewinternet.org

Bonding & Bridging websites

Bonding- myspace.com

facebook.com

aim.com

These 3 sites are ways for people to connect. Their made for people to communicate with friends and family all over the world, hence the word "bonding". Facebook and myspace are websites designed to visually communicate with people. A person can add pictures and even chat with their person of choice. Aim is a simple chat area where, like texting you can chat back and forth to the people you know with out using the phone. Its a little less personal but it still allows you to connect with the people you know.

Bridging- Aic.edu

youtube.com

TMZ.com

Bridging websites are sites used to connect people who not generally know each other, but have common interest. For example aic.edu is a school website that attracts students, fans, faculty, & staff. Places like youtube and TMZ.com are other sites where people can watch videos and get news. You can broadcast and watch videos and connect with people all over the world as well.