Risky Business: Americans see greed, cluelessness behind dot-coms’ comeuppance
Most Americans attribute dot-com difficulties to overeager investors looking for quick payoffs and to the poor business plans of dot-com entrepreneurs.
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More Online, Doing More
(Washington, D.C., February 18) — The number of American adults with Internet access grew by 16 million in the last six months of 2000, as women, minorities, and families with modest incomes continued to surge online. In all, more than 104 million adults had access to the Internet at the end of 2000, according to […]
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Testimony to the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
Testimony to the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics Workgroup on National Health Information Infrastructure and the Workgroup on Health Statistics for the 21st CenturyBy Lee Rainie Director — Pew Internet & American Life ProjectJanuary 11, 2001 Good morning. It is an honor to be here commenting on this critically important initiative of the […]
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The Holidays Online: E-socializing outpaces e-commerce
WASHINGTON, D.C. During the holiday season, the Internet was used by more Americans to celebrate and socialize than it was to make purchases. A new survey by the Pew Internet and American Life Project shows that more people used the Internet during the holidays to arrange get-togethers and send holiday e-greeting cards than to […]
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Congregations Say the Internet Helps their Spiritual and Community Life
WASHINGTON–At a time when some worry that the Internet is isolating users and replacing traditional communities with virtual ones, a new survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project suggests that many churches and synagogues have found new energy and purpose through use of the Internet. Most of the 1,309 responding congregations say their […]
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Online Health Seekers Would Like the Right to Sue if their Privacy is Violated
81% say they think they should be able to sue WASHINGTON–A survey of those who seek medical and health information online reveals that 81% would like to have the right to sue a medical company that gave away or sold information in violation of its privacy promises. The study was conducted by the Pew Internet […]