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AARP Home » Home & Family » Personal Technology »Who Adopts Mobile Tech...

Who Adopts Mobile Technology First?

Latinos tend to use Twitter, cell phones and e-readers earlier and more than the general population

by: Gonzalo Baeza, from: AARP VIVA, Winter 2011

En español | Nook or Kindle, iPhone or Android. Are you confused? Hispanics aren't. Recent studies reveal that Latinos are among the fastest adopters of new technology. Some 18 percent of Hispanics, compared to 5 percent of non-Hispanic whites, use Twitter. Statistics for Facebook, texting, cell phones, e-readers and tablets follow similar trends.

See also: Backing up your digital life.
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