The Web at 25 in the U.S.
The overall verdict: The internet has been a plus for society and an especially good thing for individual users
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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Data Feed: The U.S. and Ukraine, the big cost of small change, an ‘ambient’ internet in our future
A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
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About This Report
This report is the first part of a sustained effort through 2014 by the Pew Research Center to mark the 25th anniversary of the creation of the World Wide Web by Sir Tim Berners-Lee. Lee wrote a paper on March 12, 1989 proposing an “information management” system that became the conceptual and architectural structure for […]
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Main Report: An In-depth Look at Expert Responses
A large majority of the technology experts and engaged Internet users who responded to this canvassing—83%—agreed that the Internet/Cloud of Things and embedded and wearable computing will have widespread and beneficial effects by 2025. Most of the responses shared in this report are from people who took credit for their remarks, but a few of […]
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Data Feed: Catholic voting, March consumer confidence, low-wage workers, geography of smoking
A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
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Data Feed: Keystone XL divides Democrats, global views of online censorship, how to gain Twitter followers
A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
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Social, Search and Direct
Direct visitors to 26 top news sites—those who type in the news outlet’s URL or have the address bookmarked—are far more engaged with that news than users who arrive from Facebook or a search engine, according to a new analysis of online traffic data.
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Emerging nations catching up to U.S. on technology adoption, especially mobile and social media use
Within a remarkably short period of time, some developing nations are catching up to the U.S. in technology use.
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Data Feed: Democrats want Clinton, young children now less obese, California’s driest year on record
A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
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Questions and Methodology
The PSRAI January 2014 Omnibus Week 4 obtained telephone interviews with a nationally representative sample of 1,002 adults living in the continental United States.
