Virtual Tours
More than half of internet users have taken virtual tours — nearly doubling the number who had done so in late 2004.
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The Internet as a Resource for News and Information about Science
Fully 87% of online users have at one time used the internet to carry out research on a scientific topic or concept.
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Online Health Search 2006
Most internet users start at a search engine when looking for health information online. Very few check the source and date of the information they find.
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Riding the Waves of “Web 2.0”
“Web 2.0†has become a catch-all buzzword; the Pew Internet Project and Hitwise provide data to put it in perspective.
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Internet Use Among Cancer Patients
E-patients have a huge appetite for high-quality, relevant content.
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Warning Unwary Searchers
48% of internet users said they have stopped visiting certain Web sites that they fear might deposit unwanted programs – and that was before Google started warning people about wandering into unsafe territory.
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Now in its Adolescence, the Internet Evolves into a Supplementary News Source
Now, as the internet enters its second decade as a potent new information technology, a study of America’s news consumption puts that adolescent’s role in the media family into sharper focus and clearer context.
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Cancer and Race
African Americans are over-represented among cancer patients and under-represented among internet users, particularly on some health discussion group sites.
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Demographics, Degrees of Internet Access, and Health
This presentation contains a general overview of the internet population, an analysis of African Americans and the internet, and some thoughts about the internet’s impact on health and health care.
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Finding Answers Online in Sickness and in Health
As more Americans come online, more rely on the internet for important health information. Fully 58% of those who found the internet to be crucial or important during a loved one’s recent health crisis say the single most important source of informat…