Internet and Technology Archives

presentationOct 18, 2011

Older Adults and Social Media

Mary will present the Pew Internet Project’s latest data on social media participation among older American adults, including new findings about user motivations and the role of mobile devices.
reportOct 18, 2011

Who Doesn’t Gather Health Information Online?

Why do some people look online for health information while others do not?
reportOct 17, 2011

Pew Research Center Announces New Research Initiative to Study the Changing Role of Public Libraries and Library Users in the Digital Age

Grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will support new effort by Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project to study the changing role of public libraries and library users in the digital age.
presentationOct 6, 2011

The new pathways to purchase in the world of networked consumers

Director Lee Rainie lectured at New York University about the impact of digital technologies on the ways that people get advertising and relate to corporations.
presentationOct 4, 2011

Social Media and Civic Life

Director Lee Rainie presented findings from Pew Internet about the role of the internet, cell phones, and social media on civic life.
reportSep 26, 2011

How people learn about their local community

Citizens’ media habits are surprisingly varied as newspapers, TV, the internet, newsletters, and old-fashioned word-of-mouth compete for attention. Different platforms serve different audience needs.
reportSep 26, 2011

How People Learn About Their Local Community

Citizens’ media habits are surprisingly varied as newspapers, TV, the internet, newsletters, and old-fashioned word-of-mouth compete for attention. Different platforms serve different audience needs.
presentationSep 23, 2011

Reading, Writing, & Research in the Digital Age

Director Lee Rainie looked at the “state of reading” in the digital age by going through Pew Internet data about how teens use the internet, smartphones, and social networking sites. He argued that reading is now 1) raw material for further creati…
presentationSep 21, 2011

Are consumers really networked? And, if they are, should you care?

Senior Fellow Jim Jansen is speaking at Advance 2011: Rediscovering the consumer.
presentationSep 20, 2011

The social media landscape

Lee Rainie was asked to present about the state of social media, in particular how non-profit groups might think about using social media to promote their missions. He cites the newest data from Pew Internet Project surveys and describes how the “…

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Who Doesn’t Gather Health Information Online?

Pew Research Center Announces New Research Initiative to Study the Changing Role of Public Libraries and Library Users in the Digital Age

The new pathways to purchase in the world of networked consumers

How People Learn About Their Local Community

Reading, Writing, & Research in the Digital Age