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reportMar 28, 2004

Part 1. 22% of Americans 65 and older use the Internet

The gap is narrowing, but Americans age 65 and older still lag behind younger generations when it comes to Internet access. In 1996, just 2% of Americans age 65 or older went online.[1. Pew Research Center for the People and the Press: April 1996 Biennial Media Consumption Survey. Available at: http://pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics/reports/display.php3?ReportID=127] By the year 2000, […]
reportMay 13, 2004

Global Gender Gaps

By Nicole Speulda and Mary McIntosh
reportMay 13, 2004

Global Gender Gaps

By Nicole Speulda and Mary McIntosh
reportFeb 17, 2004

Part 1. Rural Internet Access: Deployment and Availability

Introduction Policy makers have long hoped that the Internet could bring especially powerful benefits to rural areas, many of which have suffered economic problems as residents migrate to cities and suburbs. Many officials in small towns and rural regions hoped that technology that allowed people to communicate easily and cheaply with any modem owner in […]
reportFeb 29, 2004

Content Creation Online

44% of American Internet users have contributed their thoughts and digital content to the online world
reportMar 19, 2004

State of the News Media 2004: Magazines

Magazines often are harbingers of change. When large social, economic or technological shifts begin to reshape the culture, magazines frequently are the first media to move, and the structure of the industry is one reason. Unlike newspapers, most magazines are not so tied to a specific geographic area, but are instead centered on interests or niches. Writers are looking for trends. Publishers can more quickly than in other media add and subtract titles aimed at specific audience segments or interests. Advertisers, in turn, can take their dollars to hot titles of the moment aimed at particular demographics.
reportFeb 17, 2004

Rural Americans’ Internet use has grown, but they continue to lag behind others

52% of rural adults go online.
reportMar 3, 2004

Use of the Internet in places other than home or work

As use of the Internet becomes more appealing and more essential to Americans, a growing number are using multiple locations to go online. And significant numbers are moving beyond the tradition places of access â€“ home and work.
reportFeb 29, 2004

Content Creation Online

The material people contribute to the online world The maxim is true: Anyone can be a publisher on the Web and many Internet users are. They have contributed to the online commons by creating or contributing to Web sites, posting photos, and sharing files. They are taking advantage of new Web applications like blogging and, […]
reportDec 22, 2003

Part 6. Conclusions

Major changes in technologies of access, the maturation of Internet users, and the development of new applications and content are three likely factors that have contributed to the growth of online pursuits. Since the Pew Internet & American Life Project began its research in 2000, the applications available on the Internet have changed dramatically, the […]