Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World

Internet and Technology

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    Email in Court

    A federal appeals court decision handed down on June 29 has the potential to change the way ISPs monitor email – but how many Americans will hear about it? And how many will u…

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    VoIP Awareness in America

    While telephone calling using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) has attracted considerable attention in the business community and among policymakers, 27% of Internet users in the United States – or 17% of all Americans – have heard of the service….

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    One Quarter of Online Americans Have Heard of VoIP

    New research from the Pew Internet Project and the New Millennium Research Project shows that 34 million Americans have heard of VoIP and 4 million have considered getting it at home.

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    DMCA Reform Being Considered

    As usual, the recording industry, the technology sector, consumer advocates and policy makers are having difficulty finding common ground on this issue, to say the least. But how do the musicians…

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    The Medicare Information Challenge

    OK, so a high-stakes financial decision faces a big group of consumers. Most experienced Internet users might say, “So what, I got a great deal on my car last year based on Web research…”

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    SPIM, SPAM, SPUM

    A lot has happened in the world of spam since we issued our major report in October, 2003

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    The Introduction to PIP Comments

    Over the past few years at the Pew Internet Project, we’ve found that we continue talking among ourselves about some Internet topics long after we have issued formal reports on them…

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    How Americans Get in Touch With Government

    Internet users are increasingly turning to e-government sites to carry out their business with government. But Internet users and non-users alike value having more than one way to get in touch with government.