---
title: "The new realities of online life"
description: "Some trends and tips for businesses that use the internet."
date: "2005-02-18"
authors:
  - name: "Lee Rainie"
    job_title: "Former Director, Internet and Technology Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/lee-rainie/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2005/02/18/the-new-realities-of-online-life/"
categories:
  - "Emerging Technology"
tags:
  - "Future of the Internet"
  - "New Media Ecology"
---

# The new realities of online life

Some trends and tips for businesses that use the internet.