Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World

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Internet and Technology

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    Senior Bloggers

    Bloggers over the age of 65 are a pretty rare, but interesting, group.

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    The Internet at School

    There has been a 45% increase since 2000 in the number of teenagers who use the internet at school.

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    Teens and Technology

    Today’s American teens live in a world enveloped by communications technologies; the internet and cell phones have become a central force that fuels the rhythm of daily life.

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    Internet and Cell Phone Facts

    A look at internet and cell phone penetration data shows that: a) older Americans are more likely to have cell phones than internet connections, and: b) African Americans are more likely to have cell phones than internet connections.

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    Tech Term Awareness

    The average American internet user is not sure what podcasting is, what an RSS feed does, or what the term “phishing” means.

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    Spyware Definition Offered for Public Debate

    In an effort to bring some clarity to the policy debate around spyware, the Anti-Spyware Coalition has attempted to nail down a solid definition for the offending software.

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    Spyware

    Spyware and the threat of unwanted programs being secretly loaded onto computers are becoming serious threats online.

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    Spyware problems have struck tens of millions of computer users

    91% of internet users have changed their online behavior for fear of becoming victims. Computer programs that secretly plant themselves on people’s computers and then monitor users’ online behavior or hijack their browsers have become a scourge.