{"id":432,"date":"2011-02-02T10:43:34","date_gmt":"2011-02-02T15:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philvelez.com\/blog\/?p=432"},"modified":"2011-02-02T10:53:02","modified_gmt":"2011-02-02T15:53:02","slug":"latinos-african-americans-and-asians-are-top-smartphone-owners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philvelez.com\/blog\/?p=432","title":{"rendered":"Latinos, African Americans, and Asians are Top Smartphone Owners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new study by NeilsenWire finds Latinos, African Americans, and Asians are top <a title=\"Blogging with a Smartphone\" href=\"http:\/\/philvelez.com\/blog\/?p=334\" target=\"_self\">smartphone<\/a> owners. 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