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About 40 million Americans were browsing the web just for fun or to pass the time on a typical day in December 2005.
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About 40 million Americans were browsing the web just for fun or to pass the time on a typical day in December 2005.
The internet helps maintain people’s social networks, and connects them to members of their social network when they need help. 60 million Americans have turned to the internet for help with major life decisions.
As the oldest of the nation’s 75 million baby boomers approach the age of 60, many are looking ahead to their own retirement while balancing a full plate of family responsibilities.
American teenagers today are utilizing the interactive capabilities of the internet as they create and share their own media creations.
Today’s American teens live in a world enveloped by communications technologies; the internet and cell phones have become a central force that fuels the rhythm of daily life.
Our surveys shed light on public and elite attitudes about free online file sharing and copyright.
One in 12 adult American internet users participates in sports fantasy leagues online.
With all of the niche topics we research here at the Pew Internet Project, we often need to take a step back and look at the larger picture of how internet use is changing people’s everyday lives.
Although long lines prevented me from entering the courtroom today to witness the arguments firsthand, the scene outside the hearing was also a fascinating microcosm of the parties affected by this debate.
Reuters ran a story last week about an unauthorized software “patch” that enables Napster subscribers to convert the protected WMA files they lease to WAV files that can then be permanently burned to a CD.
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