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short readsJun 12, 2017

Growth in mobile news use driven by older adults

Roughly two-thirds of Americans ages 65 and older now get news on a mobile device (67%), a 24-percentage-point increase over the past year.
reportJun 8, 2017

The Digital Footprint of Europe’s Refugees

An analysis of online searches in 2015 and 2016 opens a window into the path and timing of migrant flows from Middle East to Europe.
reportJun 8, 2017

Appendix: References

Al Jazeera English, 2015. “The top Google searches in Syria.” Doha, Qatar: Al Jazeera English, September. Arthur, Charles. 2014. “Google Flu Trends is no longer good at predicting flu, scientists find.” New York, NY: Guardian, March. BBC. 2017. “Languages across Europe: Turkey.” BBC News, May. BBC. 2016. “Who are the Kurds?” Middle East: BBC News, […]
reportJun 8, 2017

Acknowledgments

The report was written by Phillip Connor, research associate, with assistance from D’Vera Cohn, senior writer/editor. Mark Hugo Lopez, director of Global Migration and Demography research; James Bell, vice president of global strategy; Solomon Messing, director of Data Labs; and Neil Ruiz, Associate Director of Global Migration and Demography research, reviewed the report and provided […]
reportJun 8, 2017

Methodology

This report relies on data from Google Trends, a publicly available, web-based tool that permits users to explore online search volume by language and location over a specified time period. In this report, Google Trends is matched with migration data on refugee arrivals from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and asylum applications […]
reportJun 6, 2017

Shareable quotes from experts on the future of the Internet of Things connectivity binge

Predictions from experts about online connectivity in the next decade, from @pewresearch and @ImagineInternet.
reportJun 6, 2017

The Internet of Things Connectivity Binge: What Are the Implications?

Despite broad concerns about cyberattacks, outages and privacy violations, most experts believe the Internet of Things will continue to expand successfully the next few years.
short readsMay 25, 2017

A third of Americans live in a household with three or more smartphones

The growing prevalence of cellphones comes as the typical American household now contains a wide range of connected devices.
presentationMay 22, 2017

The Internet of Things and Future Shock: Too Much Change Too Fast?

Lee Rainie spoke on May 10, 2017, to the American Bar Association’s Section of Science and Technology Law about the rise of the Internet of Things and its implications for privacy and cybersecurity.
presentationMay 22, 2017

The public and cybersecurity practices and knowledge

Lee Rainie presented the Center’s findings about public practices and knowledge related to cybersecurity to the advisory board of the National Cybersecurity Alliance on May 5, 2017.