Report

• Social Media and Young Adults

  Feb 03, 2010 - The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project finds that while the overall Internet population expanded continuously over the past decade, Millennials continue to be the most likely age group to go online (93% now use the Internet). However, their use of blogs, Twitter and social networking sites has changed in recent years.

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• Internet, Broadband, and Cell Phone Statistics

  Jan 05, 2010 - As of December 2009, 74% of American adults (ages 18 and older) use the Internet.

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• Latinos Online, 2006-2008

  Dec 22, 2009 - The Pew Research Center's Hispanic Project and Internet Project combined forces to write an in-depth look at Internet penetration across racial and ethnic categories in the United States.

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• Current Decade Rates as Worst in 50 Years

  Dec 21, 2009 - For most Americans the "aughts" scored close to zero on the scale of recent decades. But innovations such as cell phones and the Internet earn high marks, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.

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• Teens and Sexting

  Dec 15, 2009 - As texting has become a centerpiece in teen social life, parents, educators and advocates have grown increasingly concerned about the role of cell phones in the sexual lives of teens and young adults.

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• Teens and Distracted Driving

  Nov 16, 2009 - A new study from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project finds 43% of older teens have talked on cell phones and a quarter have sent text messages while driving. Nearly half of all teens have been in a car whose driver was texting. 

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• Social Isolation and New Technology

  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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• Twitter and Status Updating, Fall 2009

  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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• The Internet as a Diversion

  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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• Report: The Internet and Civic Engagement

  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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• Teens and Mobile Phones Over the Past Five Years: Pew Internet Looks Back

  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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• Audience for Video-Sharing Sites Soars

  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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• Wireless Internet Use

  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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• The Internet and the Recession

  Jul 15, 2009 - According to the latest report by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project, more than two-thirds of Americans search the Internet for financial information, most looking for good deals and job opportunities. Those made more anxious by what they learned outnumber those made more confident.

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• Home Broadband Adoption 2009

  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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• The State of Music Online: Ten Years After Napster

  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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• The Social Life of Online Health Information

  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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• Online Classifieds Climb

  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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• The Mobile Difference

  Mar 25, 2009 - Wireless connectivity has drawn many users more deeply into digital life.

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• Twitter and Status Updating

  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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• Generations Online in 2009

  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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• Social Networks Grow: Friending Mom and Dad

  Jan 14, 2009 - The share of adult Internet users who have a profile on a social networking site has more than quadrupled in the past four years, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project's latest survey.

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• Adults and Video Games

  Dec 07, 2008 - Over half of American adults play video games, and four out of five young adults play. Among adults, computers are the most popular gaming device, but among young adults gaming consoles are preferred. Virtual worlds only draw a small crowd.

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• When Technology Fails

  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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• Networked Families

  Oct 19, 2008 - This national survey found that households with a married couple and minor children are more likely than other household types—such as single adults, homes with unrelated adults, or couples without children to have cell phones and use the Internet.

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• Teens, Video Games and Civics

  Sep 16, 2008 - The first national survey of its kind finds that virtually all American teens play computer, console, or cell phone games and that the gaming experience is rich and varied, with a significant amount of social interaction and potential for civic engagement.

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• Podcasts Proliferate, But Are Not Mainstream

  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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• Search Engine Use

  Aug 06, 2008 - Almost half of all internet users now use search engines on a typical day.

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• Home Broadband Adoption 2008

  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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• Writing, Technology and Teens

  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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• Seeding The Cloud: What Mobile Access Means for Usage Patterns and Online Content

  Mar 05, 2008 - Groups that have trailed in "traditional" internet access are in a better position to shape cyberspace as wireless devices make it more accessible.

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• Info on the Go: Mobile Access to Data and Information

  Mar 05, 2008 - Sixty-two percent of all Americans are part of a wireless, mobile population that participates in digital activities away from home or work. Not only are young people attuned to this kind of access, African Americans and English-speaking Latinos are more likely than white Americans to use non-voice data applications on their cell phones.  

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• Information Searches That Solve Problems

  Dec 30, 2007 - Report examines at how people use the Internet, libraries and government agencies when they need help.

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• Teens and Social Media

  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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• Parents, Teens and Technology

  Oct 24, 2007 - A report on Internet use by teens and their parents.

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• Broadband: What's All the Fuss About?

  Oct 17, 2007 - The impacts of high-speed connections extend beyond access to information to active participation in the online commons.

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• Uploading Democracy: Candidates Field YouTube Questions

  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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• Home Broadband Adoption 2007

  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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• A Spiritual Network in Cyberspace, Beliefnet.com Proves a Successful Model for Combining Journalism and Networking

  Jun 01, 2007 - Belief.com won the 2007 National Magazine Award in "Online General Excellence" despite not being a household name; it may be the new model for online journalism.

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• Cruising for News: The State of Digital Journalism

  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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• 32% of Latino Adults Who Speak Only Spanish Go Online

  Mar 14, 2007 - A report issued by the Pew Hispanic Center and the Pew Internet & American Life Project titled “Latinos Online” which illustrates a gap between Hispanics and non-Hispanics in Internet use.

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• Internet Content 'Tagging' Changes People’s Relationship to Information and Each Other

  Jan 31, 2007 - Pew Internet report on "tagging" includes an interview with author David Weinberger.

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• Online Papers Modestly Boost Newspaper Readership

  Aug 03, 2006 - Results of the biennial news consumption survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.

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• Digital Divisions: Clear Differences Between Broadband And Other Internet Connections

  Oct 10, 2005 - October 2005 findings by the Pew Internet & American Life project about American adults' Internet access and usage.

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• Teens, Technology And School

  Aug 04, 2005 - The Pew Internet & American Life Project reports that the Internet is a critical part of today's educational experience, according to many teenagers.

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• Teens Forge Forward With The Internet And Other New Technologies

  Jul 29, 2005 - Pew Internet & American Life issues findings on the behavior of teenagers using the Internet.

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• Tech Terms And Internet Users

  Jul 20, 2005 - The average American who uses the Web does not have a full understanding of some of the latest technology terms, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project.

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• Spyware: The Threat Of Unwanted Software Is Changing How People Use The Web

  Jul 07, 2005 - Pew Internet reports that spyware and adware are impacting user behavior online.

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• Use Of Web Cams

  Jun 20, 2005 - Statistics about online activities involving Web cams.

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• Podcasting Catches On

  Apr 05, 2005 - As iPod use expands, so does a new medium of Internet "broadcasts" called "podcasting."

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• Search Engine Users Happy, But Unaware

  Jan 25, 2005 - National survey on search engine experiences of online population.

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• Blog Readership Increases 58% in 2004

  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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• How Americans Use Instant Messaging

  Sep 01, 2004 - A Pew Internet & American Life survey finds that more than four in ten online Americans instant message (IM).

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• The Internet as a Unique News Source

  Jul 08, 2004 - A report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project find that millions go online for news and images not covered in the mainstream press.

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• One Quarter of Online Americans Have Heard of VOIP Telephone Service; About One in Eight are Considering Getting it at Home

  Jun 28, 2004 - A data memo from the Pew Internet & American Life Projecton on Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).

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• The State of Music Downloading and File-Sharing Online

  Apr 25, 2004 - Study finds the number of American Internet users who say they download music or share files online has increased slightly, but continues to sag well below peak levels.

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• The State of the News Media 2004

  Mar 15, 2004 - The annual report on American journalism from the Project for Excellence in Journalism.

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• The Impact of Recording Industry Suits Against Music File Swappers

  Jan 04, 2004 - A memo from the Pew Internet & American Life Project on the Recording Industry Association of America's lawsuits against those suspected of copyright infringement.  

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• The Virtual Trail: Political Journalism on the Internet

  Oct 01, 2002 - A new command of information born of the Internet is the dominant theme found in interviews with political journalists for this report. Whether it is the flow of political news, the latest polls or the conflicting comments of a candidate, information is now one click away.

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