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Presentation
Apr 22, 2010Lee Rainie
Lee Rainie will discuss the latest research findings on people's use of social media and how technology has affected some of the ways people learn, make decisions, and offer social supports to others. He...
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More in: New Media Ecology, Decision Making, Web 2.0
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Sep 10, 2009Aaron Smith
Three-quarters of online economic users go online to relax and take their minds off of the recession. Fully 88% of 18-29 year old online economic users look to the internet to relax.
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More in: Decision Making, News
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May 18, 2008John Horrigan
The internet plays an important role in how people conduct research for purchases, but it is just one among a variety of sources people use and usually not the key factor in final purchasing decisions.
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More in: Shopping, Decision Making
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Apr 7, 2008Lee Rainie
This presentation focuses on the Project's findings about the role of libraries when Americans are trying to solve problems.
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More in: Libraries, Decision Making, Search
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Dec 30, 2007Lee Rainie, Leigh Estabrook, Evans Witt
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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More in: Libraries, Health, Decision Making, Government, Education, Generations
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Dec 13, 2006Deborah Fallows
Nearly two in five adult internet users in the U.S. (39%) have gone online to look for information about a place to live, up from 34% in 2004 and 27% in 2000.
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More in: Decision Making, Shopping, Search
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Presentation
Nov 28, 2006Mary Madden, Xingpu Yuan
More than half of internet users have taken virtual tours -- nearly doubling the number who had done so in late 2004.
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More in: Decision Making, Shopping, Video
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Nov 27, 2006Xingpu Yuan, Mary Madden
More than half of internet users have taken virtual tours -- nearly doubling the number who had done so in late 2004.
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More in: Decision Making, Communities, Shopping, Video
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Apr 19, 2006John Horrigan, Lee Rainie
60 million Americans say that the internet helped them make big decisions or negotiate their way through major episodes in their lives.
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More in: Decision Making, Communities, Health
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Jun 8, 2005Mary Madden
Some 55% of adult internet users have looked for "how-to," "do-it-yourself" or repair information online.
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More in: Decision Making, Search