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The Cyber Groupie Population When ARPANET, the Internet’s precursor, came online in 1969, it did not have a foundational moment like the telephone’s, where Alexander Graham Bell’s ordered his associate Thomas Watson: “Mr. Watson, come here, I want you.” That sentence signaled an era of person-to-person communication over distance. In contrast, ARPANET connected a community.  […]

Analysis of findings Riveting events Americans were deeply affected by the terror strikes on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11. In the first days after the attacks, the nation was engrossed in the rescue effort, the investigation, and the stories that emerged from the attacks themselves.  This meant that some people […]

Wired seniors – a breed apart Senior citizens are among the least likely people in America to have Internet access.  Just 15% of Americans aged 65 and older go online, compared to 51% of their closest peers, those aged 50-64, and 56% of all Americans.  Almost half of Internet users were first given the opportunity […]

A new report also reveals that age 55 is the “gray gap” dividing line WASHINGTON, D.C. – Only 15% of those aged 65 and older go online, but as a group they are fervent users of the Internet who love email and often use the Web to gather important information such as material to help […]

WASHINGTON – Use of the Internet has become an increasingly important feature of the learning environment for teenagers both inside and outside the classroom. Asked about their most recent major school report, 71% of teenagers with Internet access said they relied Internet sources the most in completing the project. That compares to 24% who said […]