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That’s the percentage of U.S. adults who used the internet during the 2006 midterm election campaigns to get political news and information and to discuss the races through email. And the number of Americans using the internet as their main source of political material doubled since the last mid-term election, rivaling the number from the 2004 presidential election year.
37% of email users said spam had increased in their personal email accounts, up from 28% of email users who said that two years ago.
That’s the portion of campaign internet users — adults who used the internet during the 2006 midterm election campaigns to get political news and information and discuss the races through email — who also used the internet to create and share political content. These creators are particularly active in every type of online political activity.
The first tropical storm of 2006 washes up interesting emails.
The internet helps maintain people’s social networks, and connects them to members of their social network when they need help. 60 million Americans have turned to the internet for help with major life decisions.
Nearly 60 million online Americans use search engines on an average day.
There is a new online cat-and-mouse game between the United States and China, the two internet superpowers.
More than a year after the CAN-SPAM Act became law, email users say they are receiving slightly more spam in their inboxes than before, but they are minding it less.
Data on how Americans’ feel about emails from politicians or interest groups.
The campaign against pornographic spam gains momentum.
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