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    Obama’s Online Opportunities

    For a host of reasons, the new administration needs to develop a national broadband strategy but research suggests that users must be central actors in its design.

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    Internet Access Among Older Adults

    Pew Internet Project data is quoted in an AP story about how John McCain is not a frequent internet user, so I thought I’d highlight some sources for people who…

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    Degrees of Access (May 2008 data)

    Three “thermometers” of access show the disparities among various groups when it comes to internet access, cell phone use, and broadband access at home.

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    Home Broadband 2008

    Some 55% of all adult Americans now have a high-speed internet connection at home. The percentage of Americans with broadband at home has grown from 47% in early 2007.

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    Degrees of Access

    New “thermometer” charts show degrees of access to the internet and cell phones among various demographic groups.

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    Information Searches That Solve Problems

    There are several major findings in this report. One is this: For help with a variety of common problems, more people turn to the internet than consult experts or family members to provide information and resources.

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    Internet Cafes in Rural China

    In China, the internet cafe has overtaken the workplace as the second most popular place after their own homes for internet users to go online. Most of the increase in internet café use is in rural areas.

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    Poor and Elderly E-patients

    This just in: “The Internet appears to be a double-edged sword, assisting in the search for health care information for the poor and elderly while magnifying existing gaps based on other factors.”

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