Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Student Sample and Data Collection Methods This report is based on information gathered from public middle and high school students across the United States via two methods: focus groups (which included the administration of questionnaires to focus group participants) and the solicitation of online student-written stories. Focus Group Sample and Methods We conducted a total […]
The Schooling of Internet-Savvy Students With the exception of two focus groups of students selected to provide insights into the experiences of non- or light-Internet users, we spoke to students with a range of Internet skills and experiences—from novices to frequent users to unabashed experts. While all the students in our groups use the Internet […]
Introduction The promise of a high-speed data connection into people’s homes has been around longer than the Worldwide Web. Digital technologies developed in the 1980s, which made possible the transmission of voice, video, and text over the same wire, upped the ante in the information revolution. Mass media would no longer mean the transmission of […]
Part 1: Shopping and gift buying online The overall e-shopping picture Online shopping continues to grow as a popular Internet activity. Since we have begun to track online activity in March 2000, the overall size of the online shopping population has grown from 44 million people (the number of those who have ever bought a […]
2001 holiday season sees more e-commerce, and more online socializing Washington, D.C.–Women topped men in holiday online shopping – 58% of those who bought gifts online during the most recent shopping season were women. This is part of a broader story about advances in e-tailing as more people spent more money this year compared to […]
9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Washington, D.C. 9:15 – 9:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:30 – 10:50 History of Relevant Law, Legislation and Enforcement Efforts Roberto Corrada, University of Denver Law School Richard Foltin, American Jewish Committee David Frank, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission David Lachmann, Minority Staff, Judiciary Committee, House of Representatives Avi Schick, Office […]
Introduction Washington, D.C., is in some ways the latecomer among the five cities studied when it comes to adapting to the Internet, but that does not mean that citizens and government officials have not been aggressive in pursuing Internet opportunities. The city is actively trying to promote dot-com development downtown through networks of entrepreneurs who […]
List of Interviewees Portland Mike Andrews, Enterprise Foundation David Biedermann, Information Technology Department Vanessa Blake, Portland Chamber of Commerce Rob Bole, Enterprise Foundation David Bragden, Portland Development Commission Molly Cooley, Neighborhood Pride Team Hansford Hair, Neighborhood Pride Team Mary Beth Henry, Office of Cable Communications and Franchise Management Hugh Mackworth, Smart Forest Ventures Meg Merrick, […]
Introduction Nashville’s business community has been active, if not wildly successful, in attempting to catch the wave of dot.com riches in the New Economy. Nashville’s economy is service oriented, with health care and country music being the region’s dominant and highest profile business sectors.[10.numoffset=”10″ The major technology employer in the area is Dell Computers, which […]