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    Boot Camp for Internet Addicts?

    While South Korea has launched a boot camp for internet addicts, don’t expect any in the U.S. too soon.

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    A Different Kind of Random Sampling

    As fascinating as it can be to discover surprising patterns and stories living beneath a heaping pile of numbers, sometimes you can’t fully capture that narrative in numbers or words.

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    Why We Don’t Know Enough About Broadband in the U.S.

    Half of all Americans now have broadband at home, according to the Pew Internet Project’s September 2007 survey, marking the first time that as many as 50% of respondents say they have high-speed internet connections at home. This milestone in broad…

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    Measuring Broadband

    Imperfect or absent data are rarely mentioned in policy discussions. Yet the communications policy debate in the United States today is inseparable from debates about the data used to make claims about policy propositions. Policymakers are beginning …

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    Amicus Brief Alert

    How the Fair Housing Act intersected with Pew Internet Project data via Craigslist.

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    Expert Opinions

    If only 20% of auto shops accurately diagnose car troubles, a lot of people may understand that, for cars and other matters, another opinion is well worth seeking.