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    Online Health Search 2006

    Most internet users start at a search engine when looking for health information online. Very few check the source and date of the information they find.

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    Internet addiction

    Is there such a thing as “internet addiction”? A new survey of internet users suggests that a portion of them experience behavioral problems connected to their internet use. Lee Rainie is among the panelists on the program who discuss the findings…

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    Riding the Waves of “Web 2.0”

    “Web 2.0” has become a catch-all buzzword; the Pew Internet Project and Hitwise provide data to put it in perspective.

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    New Workers, New Workplaces

    Young workers who have grown up with the internet, cell phones, video games, iPods, and digital cameras are different from their elders. Those who are now hiring the young “digital natives” need to recognize how they have grown up in a unique worl…

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    The Future of the Internet

    A survey of internet leaders, activists, and analysts shows that a majority agree with predictions that by 2020 …

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    The Future of the Internet II: 2020

    A survey of technology thinkers and stakeholders shows they believe the internet will continue to spread in a “flattening” and improving world. There are many, though, who think major problems will accompany technology advances by 2020.

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    The Future of the Internet II

    A survey of technology thinkers and stakeholders shows they believe the internet will continue to spread in a “flattening” and improving world. There are many, though, who think major problems will accompany technology advances by 2020. A predictions…