Social Networking Websites and Teens
More than half (55%) of all online American youths ages 12-17 use online social networking sites.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
More than half (55%) of all online American youths ages 12-17 use online social networking sites.
It’s that time of year again, when data-hungry researchers and citizens get the early Christmas gift of the Statistical Abstract of the United States.
More than half of internet users have taken virtual tours — nearly doubling the number who had done so in late 2004.
More than half of internet users have taken virtual tours — nearly doubling the number who had done so in late 2004.
Some 12% of internet users say they have downloaded a podcast so they can listen to it or view it at a later time.
As we’ve seen during this election season, participating online can also motivate users to participate offline.
Recent Pew Internet Project research examines technology use by teenagers and suggests how the behavior and expectations of young internet users might shape the libraries of the future.
“Web 2.0†has become a catch-all buzzword; the Pew Internet Project and Hitwise provide data to put it in perspective.
Those who are regular users of our data will find that we’ve recently posted an updated and reorganized version of our “Usage Over Time” spreadsheet in the Latest Trends section of our website.
The Project’s formal testimony submitted to the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Telecommunications Subcommittee for the Hearing on social networking websites and the Deleting Online Predators Act of 2006.
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