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A recent Pew study (PDF) found that 49% of adult Americans have “few tech assets”, while less than one-third are geeks, always-on, or really use tech effectively to enhance their productivity. I guess a similar study in Western Europe would produce figures just slightly shifted "upwards" (a few more percentage points in the upper categories). (via LHaug)
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