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In its first standalone measure of smartphone ownership, the Pew Internet Project finds that one third of American adults – 35% – own smartphones.

Mobile phones are a main source of internet access for one-quarter of the smartphone population. The Project’s May survey found that 83% of US adults have a cell phone of some kind, and that 42% of them own a smartphone. That translates into 35% of all adults.

Thanks to Social Enterprise Alliance (SEA) for the shout out in their member highlights section on their homepage.

SEA is the leading membership organization in North America for social enterprises, service providers, nonprofit organizations, corporations, and venture capitalists that is actively building the field of social enterprise through networking opportunities, educational forums, strategic partnerships, and impact legislation.

The mobile health movement is making great strides as mobile technologies contribute to improving the health of everyday people. Access, insight and convenience are the hallmarks of mobile technologies. But what are the proven solutions that actually improve the health of people?

President Obama unveiled an ambitious blueprint to use $18 billion in federal funds to get 98 percent of the nation connected to the Internet on smartphones and tablet computers in five years.

Google, SayNow and Twitter have built a speak-to-tweet for people in Egypt. People can call a few numbers and leave messages, which will be blasted out as tweets.