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    Free internet data

    Going back to March 2000 and the dawn of the Pew Internet Project we have posted our survey data and some new data sets are now available.

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    Lots of Americans do research for their jobs online

    Justice Kennedy, and other Justices who may do research online for Court opinions, are joined by about 27 million other adult Americans who use the internet to conduct research connected to their jobs.

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    White Smoke and the Pope Blog

    Despite the rapturous speed with which the news of the newly elected Pope disseminated in digital bits and bytes throughout the world today, the source that first announced the breaking story was the same brick-and-mortar reporter we’ve relied on …

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    Meetup Says ‘Pony Up’

    Meetup.com, the favorite web business of political sociologists, announced yesterday that it will institute a fee for its community organizing service beginning May 1.

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    Virtual VOA

    There is a new online cat-and-mouse game between the United States and China, the two internet superpowers.

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    Dr. Google’s Office Never Closes

    The presentation is an overview of several trends, including broadband adoption and a surge of interest in “every day” health topics, and how they affect the internet health landscape.

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    Pictures Don’t Lie

    Google Maps takes “vanity searches” to a whole new level.

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    Netting Your Nuptials

    Maybe it was the news of the royal wedding last weekend, or maybe it’s my own personal experience with wedding planning, but I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the role the internet plays in planning, promoting and archiving a major life event …

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    Spam and phishing

    WASHINGTON – More than a year after the CAN-SPAM Act became law, email users say they are receiving slightly more spam in their inboxes than before, but they are minding it less. A new survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project conducted between January 13 and February 9, 2005, shows the following: 28% […]