Poor and Elderly E-patients
This just in: “The Internet appears to be a double-edged sword, assisting in the search for health care information for the poor and elderly while magnifying existing gaps based on other factors.”
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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Internet and Technology
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The online and offline travel experience in China
Many things make living in China harder than living in the US — breathing the air, drinking the water, driving the roads — but here is one exception: taking a domestic air trip.
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Teens, Libraries and Web 2.0: Snapshots from a new media landscape
This presentation examines technology use by young patrons and suggests how the behavior and expectations of young internet users might shape the libraries of the future.
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The YouTube Debate Debate
Despite some criticisms of the format, why are the major GOP candidates wary of the YouTube debates?
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Closing the Broadband Divide
When you look at the data on Americans without broadband at home, it suggests it will take time to get these holdouts off the digital sidelines.
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Neighborhood Scouts
Aerial mapping, database mash-ups, and other online scouts.
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What are parents doing to protect teens online?
Recent headlines about the discovery and removal of 29,000 registered sex offenders on MySpace have added fuel to the fiery debate about the safety of online social networks.
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The Simpsons and their fanatic fans
Media in the age of mash-ups.
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Social Ties and Obesity
Loved ones not only influence your choice of school, car, or housing — they might influence your choices about smoking, exercise, and food, even if they live hundreds of miles away.
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Online Video
The growing adoption of broadband combined with a dramatic push by content providers to promote online video has helped to pave the way for mainstream audiences to embrace online video viewing. Fifty-seven percent of online adults have used the inter…