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Nov 04, 2009 - A new study by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project challenges previous research which suggested that new digital technologies such as the Internet were increasing social isolation.
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Oct 21, 2009 - Some 19% of Internet users now say they use Twitter or another service to share updates about themselves, or to see updates about others, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project.
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Sep 10, 2009 - According to a new report from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, three-quarters of online economic users go online to relax and take their minds off of the recession. Fully 88% of 18-29 year old online economic users look to the internet to relax.
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Sep 01, 2009 - Political and civic involvement have long been dominated by those with high levels of income and education, leading some advocates to hope that Internet-based engagement might alter this pattern. However, a new report by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project shows that the Internet is not changing the fundamental socio-economic character of civic engagement in America.
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Aug 19, 2009 - Pew Internet first surveyed teenagers about their mobile phones in 2004 when a survey showed that 45% of teens had a cell phone. Since then mobile phone use has climbed steadily among teens to 63% in 2006 and 71% in 2008.
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Jul 29, 2009 - According to the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project, adults who have visited an online-video site have nearly doubled since 2006, outpacing other online pastimes such as networking, downloading podcasts and tweeting.
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Jul 22, 2009 - The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project finds that 56% of adult Americans have accessed the internet by wireless means, such as using a laptop, mobile device, game console, or MP3 player. The most prevalent way people get online using a wireless network is with a laptop computer.
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Jun 17, 2009 - An April 2009 survey by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project shows 63% of adult Americans now have broadband internet connections at home, a 15% increases from a year earlier.
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Jun 15, 2009 - In the decade since Napster’s launch, selling recorded music has become as much of an art as making the music itself.
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Jun 11, 2009 - While most Americans still turn to a doctor, a growing number is going online for medical issues, according to the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. Fully 61% have used the internet for health info—up from 25% in 2000—and most report positive experiences. More adults are also turning to the Web for fitness and exercise information as well.
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May 22, 2009 - The number of online adults to use classified ads websites, such as Craigslist, more than doubled from 2005 to 2009.
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Apr 15, 2009 - Three-quarters (74%) of Internet users—55% of all U.S. adults—went online to take part in or get news and information about the 2008 election. The most interested are the most likely to browse sites that match their views.
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Mar 25, 2009 - Wireless connectivity has drawn many users more deeply into digital life.
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Feb 12, 2009 - About one-in-ten online adults now use Twitter or a similar 'micro-blogging' service that allows them to share updates about themselves or to see the updates of others.
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Jan 28, 2009 - Contrary to the image of Generation Y as the "Net Generation," Internet users in their 20s do not dominate every aspect of online life. Gen X is the most likely to shop, bank and look for health info online. And larger percentages of older generations are doing many more activities online, according to the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project surveys.
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Jan 21, 2009 - Investment in broadband has become part of the broader discussion about President Obama's economic stimulus package. Pew Internet & American Life Project surveys suggest that expanding access may take longer than some advocates anticipate.
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Dec 14, 2008 - A survey of Internet leaders and analysts finds they expect the phone to become a primary device for online access, artificial and virtual reality to become more embedded in everyday life, and the architecture of the Internet itself to improve. But they disagree about whether this will lead to more social tolerance or better home lives.
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Dec 04, 2008 - For a host of reasons, the new administration needs to develop a national broadband strategy, but research suggests that users must be central actors in its design.
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Nov 14, 2008 - Forty-eight percent of technology users need help from others with new devices, and many tech users encounter problems with their Internet connections, home computers or cell phones. As gadgets become more important to people, their patience wears thin when things break.
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Sep 12, 2008 - “Cloud computing” takes hold as 69% of all Internet users have either stored data online or used a Web-based software application.
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Aug 28, 2008 - Nearly one in five internet users (19%) has downloaded a podcast to listen to or view later -- up from 12% in 2006. But podcasting has yet to become a fixture in the everyday lives of internet users, as very few download podcasts on a typical day.
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Aug 06, 2008 - Almost half of all internet users now use search engines on a typical day.
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Jul 02, 2008 - The Pew Internet Project finds that adoption stalls for low-income Americans even as many broadband users opt for premium services that give them more speed.
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Apr 24, 2008 - Report looks at teens’ basic definition of writing, explores the various kinds of writing they do, seeks their assessment about what impact e-communication has on their writing, and probes for their guidance about how writing instruction might be improved.
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Mar 27, 2008 - This presentation covers the most recent findings from Pew Internet Project research on privacy, search and online identity management.
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Feb 21, 2008 - Technology has advanced and the size and composition of the internet population has changed, but the reasons internet users go online and the things they do while there have remained remarkably constant.
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Feb 14, 2008 - Many Americans are jumping into the participatory Web without considering all the privacy implications.
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Dec 19, 2007 - The use of social media gains a greater foothold in teen life as they embrace the conversational nature of interactive online media.
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Dec 16, 2007 - Unlike footprints left in the sand, our online data trails often stick around long after the tide has gone out. And Internet users have become more aware of information that remains connected to their name online.
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Jul 26, 2007 - Analysis of the Democratic debate, which was widely anticipated for its groundbreaking format. For the first time, individuals could submit video questions via YouTube to be shown on-screen and answered by the candidates.
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Jul 12, 2007 - The growth rate of China's internet user population has been outpacing that of the U.S., and China is projected to overtake the U.S. in the total number of users within a few years, according to a Pew Research Center study.
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Jul 12, 2007 - According to a Pew Internet and American Life Project study, about one third (32%) of all teenagers who use the internet say they have been targets of a range of annoying and potentially menacing online activities.
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Jul 06, 2007 - The Pew Internet & American Life Project has released their Broadband Adoption 2007 report, which finds finds that nearly half (47%) of all adult Americans now have a high-speed internet connection at home.
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Jul 03, 2007 - Findings on home broadband from a survey of 2,200 adult Americans conducted in February and March of 2007.
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May 01, 2007 - The Pew Internet and American Life projected examines many new online trends, including social networking.
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Apr 05, 2007 - The State of the News Media 2007 was designed to help users understand news media options available on the Web as well as to assist news outlets in defining the capabilities they have developed so far.
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Jan 31, 2007 - Pew Internet report on "tagging" includes an interview with author David Weinberger.
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Sep 24, 2006 - A survey of Internet leaders, activists, and analysts, conducted by the Pew Internet &American Life Project and Elon University predicts the future of the Internet.
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Feb 01, 2006 - Use what you know. It’s a seemingly obvious point. But in an institution with scores of employees, multiple areas of focus and more than 50 years of grantmaking, how can we keep track of all that we know so that the accumulated knowledge is fully at our disposal?
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Sep 22, 2005 - Pew Internet & American Life study on the growth of home high-speed Internet adoption.
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Apr 11, 2005 - Pew Internet & American Life Project takes a look at email users' experience one year after Congress passed the CAN-SPAM Act.
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Apr 05, 2005 - As iPod use expands, so does a new medium of Internet "broadcasts" called "podcasting."
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Jan 10, 2005 - January 2005 report of online survey of Internet experts and technology leaders.
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Jan 02, 2005 - By the end of 2004 blogs had established themselves as a key part of online culture. Two surveys by the Pew Internet & American Life Project in November established new contours for the blogosphere and its popularity.
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Dec 30, 2004 - A data memo from the Pew Internet & American Life Project on the number of Americans who use the Internet for virtual tours.
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Apr 13, 2004 - A survey looks at Internet connectivity use as of February 2004.
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Mar 17, 2004 - A data memo from the Pew Internet & American Life Project finds the CAN-SPAM legislation has not helped most email users so far.
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Feb 29, 2004 - A March 2003 phone survey finds that more than 53 million American adults have used the Internet to publish their thoughts, respond to others, post pictures, share files and otherwise contribute to the explosion of content available online.
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