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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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.
60 million Americans say that the internet helped them make big decisions or negotiate their way through major episodes in their lives.
How people use their cell phones in emergencies and to fill in their free time.
As many businesses try to push encounters away from the phone and to online tools, it can be annoying when the web sites don’t work as advertised.
By the end of 2005, 50 million Americans got news online on a typical day, a sizable increase since 2002. Much of that growth has been fueled by the rise in home broadband connections over the last four years.
Blogs are part of the bigger story about dramatic change in people’s information environments. This presentation on health-related blogs focuses on their implication for health providers in communicating with patients and caregivers.
New analysis of our data & others indicates that younger people are more likely to take action to prevent identity fraud & spyware.
New analysis of surveys conducted by the Pew Internet Project and the AARP indicate that younger people are more likely to take action to avoid software intrusions and to prevent identity fraud.
There is now relatively broad public contact with the online dating world. Yet, dating sites are just one of many online avenues that facilitate romantic connections.
Amanda Lenhart appeared with blogger Glenn Reynolds on the Kojo Nnamdi Show on NPR. She spoke about the role of blogs in the new information environment. The show can be accessed here.
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