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From Charles Lindbergh to … You
Some critics have assailed Time magazine’s choice for 2006 Person of the Year in recent days, calling the editors’ selection of “You” with a mirror on the cover gimmicky. But this wasn’t the first unconventional choice for Time’s honor – or the first time a group of people was selected. PEJ takes stock of Time’s past Persons of the Year from 1927 on.
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Internet Users In Search of a Home
Nearly two in five adult internet users in the U.S. (39%) have gone online to look for information about a place to live, up from 34% in 2004 and 27% in 2000.
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Young, Restless, Looking to Move
51% of internet users ages 18 to 29 have looked online for housing information and 9% do so on a typical day.
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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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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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Participation 2.0
As we’ve seen during this election season, participating online can also motivate users to participate offline.
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Internet Usage Trends – Through the Demographic Lens
One in five adults in this country are disconnected from the just-in-time information source that the internet has become for many people.
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User-Generated Content
More than a third or 35% of online adults create content online, and 57% of teenagers 12-17 make their own content to post to the Web. Younger users and home broadband users are the most avid content creators, and most post their creations online …