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    Buzz, Blogs, and Beyond

    Experimental research from the Pew Internet & American Life Project and BuzzMetrics suggests that political bloggers can make an impact on politics, but they often follow the lead of politicians and journalists.

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    Charitable Donating Online

    The number of people who make charitable donations online has roughly doubled since 2002, but there’s plenty of room for growth.

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    A Local Issue with National Participation

    The Kansas State Board of Education has begun hearings on whether to change the way that biology is taught in public schools to include the teaching of intelligent design, a contrary theory to that of evolution and natural selection.

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    Revealing Research

    Demographic differences in Web site design — captured by a staple of Halloween parties and roller skating rinks.

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    Lots of Americans do research for their jobs online

    Justice Kennedy, and other Justices who may do research online for Court opinions, are joined by about 27 million other adult Americans who use the internet to conduct research connected to their jobs.

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    White Smoke and the Pope Blog

    Despite the rapturous speed with which the news of the newly elected Pope disseminated in digital bits and bytes throughout the world today, the source that first announced the breaking story was the same brick-and-mortar reporter we’ve relied on …

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    Meetup Says ‘Pony Up’

    Meetup.com, the favorite web business of political sociologists, announced yesterday that it will institute a fee for its community organizing service beginning May 1.

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    Dr. Google’s Office Never Closes

    The presentation is an overview of several trends, including broadband adoption and a surge of interest in “every day” health topics, and how they affect the internet health landscape.

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    Virtual VOA

    There is a new online cat-and-mouse game between the United States and China, the two internet superpowers.

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