Internet and Technology

reportJul 11, 2008

Do we have a right to online privacy?

The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on Wednesday about the privacy implications of online advertising.
reportJul 9, 2008

Degrees of Access (May 2008 data)

Three “thermometers” of access show the disparities among various groups when it comes to internet access, cell phone use, and broadband access at home.
reportJul 7, 2008

Patriotic Participation

Something important is afoot in the land when people are able to access and share “industrial strength” information instead of being satisfied with the “consumer strength” information previously offered to them.
reportJul 3, 2008

Internet Safety Town Hall

On June 30th, Amanda participated in an Internet Safety Town Hall for educators
reportJul 2, 2008

55% of adult Americans have home broadband connections

There was no growth in broadband adoption among poorer families or blacks, while growth was strong among rural residents, older Americans, and those in households earning $20,000 to $40,000
reportJul 2, 2008

Home Broadband 2008

Some 55% of all adult Americans now have a high-speed internet connection at home. The percentage of Americans with broadband at home has grown from 47% in early 2007.
reportJul 1, 2008

The Future of the Pew Internet Project

July 1 marks the first day of our new two-year grant from The Pew Charitable Trusts.
presentationJun 30, 2008

Teens, Online Stranger Contact & Cyberbullying: What the research is telling us

This presentation covers basic internet connectivity statistics before launching into a discussion of the major online safety issues. Broken down into issues of online contact vs online content, the talk shares data on online stranger contact, sex…
reportJun 25, 2008

Anthropology of YouTube

The Library of Congress invited Michael Wesch to deliver the third of four “Digital Natives” lectures. Wesch, creator of the world-famous YouTube video, “The Machine is Us/ing Us,” presented the “Anthropology of YouTube” to a packed, fascinated …
reportJun 23, 2008

Participatory Medicine at NIH

I always suspect that audience members have as much to share as I have to say. So when Mary Madden and I received an invitation to speak at the Na…