Participation 2.0
As we’ve seen during this election season, participating online can also motivate users to participate offline.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Read our research on:
Internet and Technology
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The Internet and Politics: No Revolution, Yet
Political fund-raising, campaigning, blogging and YouTubing are all on the rise, but they’re still a small part of the election scene.
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Internet Usage Trends – Through the Demographic Lens
One in five adults in this country are disconnected from the just-in-time information source that the internet has become for many people.
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The impact of the internet on politics
Is the internet the lever for direct democracy? Or is it a wedge for political polarization? An assessment of the first 10 years of online politics.
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User-Generated Content
More than a third or 35% of online adults create content online, and 57% of teenagers 12-17 make their own content to post to the Web. Younger users and home broadband users are the most avid content creators, and most post their creations online …
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Young and Wired: How today’s young tech elite will influence the libraries of tomorrow
Recent Pew Internet Project research examines technology use by teenagers and suggests how the behavior and expectations of young internet users might shape the libraries of the future.
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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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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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Digital Natives: How today’s youth are different from their “digital immigrant” elders and what that means for libraries
This presentation covers the media and communications environment of today’s teenagers and young adults and how that new environment has affected their expectations and behaviors about media, communication, and creation.
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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…