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Adoption of high-speed internet at home grew twice as fast in the year prior to March 2006 than in the same time frame from 2004 to 2005.

On behalf of the Pew Internet & American Life Project, the authors would like to acknowledge the contributions to this study by the following organizations and people: The authors would like to thank Duke University for generously contributing partial funding for this study. Dr. Phillip Morgan, Chair of the Sociology Department at Duke University, and […]

A new Pew Internet report shows that dating sites are just one of many online avenues that facilitate romantic connections.

Americans say their cell phones aid them during emergencies and fill in their free time. But many also report driving unsafely while on their cells and they say they don’t like the new intrusions and public annoyances cell phones bring to their lives.

This Pew Internet & American Life Project report is based on the findings of a daily tracking survey on Americans’ use of the Internet. Telephone interviews were conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates between November 29 and December 31, 2005, among a sample of 3,011 adults, 18 and older. For results based on the total […]

Washington — More Americans are turning to the internet as a place to hang out. Nearly a third of internet users go online on a typical day for no particular reason, just for fun or to pass the time. A new report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project shows that surfing the Web […]