Emerging Technology

reportNov 6, 2006

The Internet and Politics: No Revolution, Yet

Political fund-raising, campaigning, blogging and YouTubing are all on the rise, but they’re still a small part of the election scene.
presentationNov 3, 2006

Young and Wired: How today’s young tech elite will influence the libraries of tomorrow

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.
presentationOct 27, 2006

Digital Natives: How today’s youth are different from their “digital immigrant” elders and what that means for libraries

This presentation covers the media and communications environment of today’s teenagers and young adults and how that new environment has affected their expectations and behaviors about media, communication, and creation.
reportOct 5, 2006

Riding the Waves of “Web 2.0”

â€œWeb 2.0â€ has become a catch-all buzzword; the Pew Internet Project and Hitwise provide data to put it in perspective.
presentationSep 28, 2006

New Workers, New Workplaces: Digital ‘Natives’ Invade the Workplace

Young workers who have grown up with the internet, cell phones, video games, iPods, and digital cameras are different from their elders. Those who are now hiring the young “digital natives” need to know how their new world has shaped their behavio…
reportSep 28, 2006

New Workers, New Workplaces

Young workers who have grown up with the internet, cell phones, video games, iPods, and digital cameras are different from their elders. Those who are now hiring the young “digital natives” need to recognize how they have grown up in a unique worl…
reportSep 24, 2006

The Future of the Internet II

A survey of technology thinkers and stakeholders shows they believe the internet will continue to spread in a “flattening” and improving world. There are many, though, who think major problems will accompany technology advances by 2020. A predictions…
presentationJun 7, 2006

The New Media Ecology and how it will Affect Work and Learning

This speech describes how the internet is forcing change in learnnig and work environments, as well as how people are using digital media in different ways from the past.
presentationMay 9, 2006

The New Media Ecology: How the Internet is Changing Consumer Behavior and Expectations

Lee Rainie describes the changes introduced into the consumer world by the internet, the cell phone, and other technology devices. And he covers some of the major implications of those changes for organizations and businesses that deal with consum…
reportApr 26, 2006

Internet Penetration and Impact

Internet penetration has now reached 73% for all American adults. Internet users note big improvements in their ability to shop and the way they pursue hobbies and personal interests online.

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Emerging Technology

The Internet and Politics: No Revolution, Yet

Young and Wired: How today’s young tech elite will influence the libraries of tomorrow

Digital Natives: How today’s youth are different from their “digital immigrant” elders and what that means for libraries

New Workers, New Workplaces: Digital ‘Natives’ Invade the Workplace

New Workers, New Workplaces

The Future of the Internet II

The New Media Ecology and how it will Affect Work and Learning

The New Media Ecology: How the Internet is Changing Consumer Behavior and Expectations

Internet Penetration and Impact