73% of Americans go online
A new survey from the Pew Internet & American Life Project shows that 73% of American adults (age 18+) go online to use the internet or email.
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The New Face of Global Christianity: The Emergence of ’Progressive Pentecostalism’
Los Angeles, California The Pew Forum interviewed Dr. Donald Miller of the University of Southern California in conjunction with a roundtable on pentecostalism it co-sponsored with the Pacific Council on International Policy in Los Angeles, Calif. Dr. Miller discussed the birth and evolution of pentecostalism and the implications of the movement for social change and […]
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Maximum Support for Raising the Minimum
Republican or Democrat, rich or poor, north, east, south or west, the U.S. public says it’s time for a big boost for the lowest paid.
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Moved by the Spirit: Pentecostal Power & Politics after 100 Years
University of Southern California Los Angeles, California April 2006 marked the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Azusa Street revival in Los Angeles, an event that is often cited as the birth of modern pentecostalism. Since then, pentecostalism has emerged as one of the fastest-growing Christian movements in the world. Nowhere is this more […]
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Part 1. Broadband Adoption in the United States
How Broadband is Spreading Through the Population Broadband growth in the United States in early 2006 has resumed its fast upward trajectory. As of March 2006, 42% adult Americans – or 84 million people – have high-speed at home, up from 30% who had broadband at home in March 2005. This represents a 40% increase […]
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The Cell Phone Challenge to Survey Research
Summary of Findings A growing number of Americans rely solely on a cell phone for their telephone service, and many more are considering giving up their landline phones. This trend presents a challenge to public opinion polling, which typically relies on a random sample of the population of landline subscribers. A new study of the […]
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Brief Biographies
A selection of biographical data about some of the leading internet stakeholders who participated in the survey and were willing to take credit for their remarks. This collection of more than 250 brief biographies describing some of the 2006 Survey respondents includes data about some of the top participants who were willing to be quoted […]
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Five Years After 9/11, The Clash of Civilizations Revisited
Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts A reviewer of political scientist Samuel P. Huntington’s first book compared him unfavorably to Mussolini. A reviewer of his 19th and latest book dubbed him “Patrick Buchanan with footnotes.” But those reactions were mild compared with the controversy over the international political paradigm advanced in Huntington’s most influential book, The Clash of […]
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Funding Priorities: Respondents rank four suggested priorities for building the networked future
Setting Priorities: Question and Responses Respondents were asked the following: If you were in charge of setting priorities about where to spend the available funds for developing information and communications technologies (predominantly the internet) to improve the world, how would you rank order the following international concerns? Please number these from 1 to 4, with […]