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Selected news stories about the Pew Internet Project and articles citing our data.
Jul 26, 2010msnbc.com
Just as more of us are turning to sites like Facebook and Twitter for the news of the day, we're also looking to social networks for guidance on what to buy. That's manna to marketing folks, who no doubt will be encouraged by findings released tod...
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Jul 21, 2010NPR
Since Barack Obama began stumping for the White House, he has made closing the digital divide a priority by promising to provide broadband access for every American. A...
Jul 19, 2010New York Times
But not all Facebook users agree with Zuckerberg. Plenty of anecdotal evidence suggests that young people, having been burned by Facebook (and frustrated by its privacy policy, which at more than 5,000 words is longer than the U.S. Constitution), ...
Jul 18, 2010BBC's Americana
Presenter Stephen Evans crunches the numbers with Susannah Fox of The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project and technology guru Megan McCarthy. They discuss what it is that Americans explore, accomplish and build when they spend h...
Jul 13, 2010Associated Press
WASHINGTON — What if my blood sugar's too high today? Is it time for my blood pressure pill? With nagging text messages or more customized two-way interactions, researchers are trying to harness the power of cell phones to help fight chronic disea...
Jul 10, 2010Washington Post
Six out of 10 African Americans and Hispanics use their cellphones to get onto the Internet, a greater portion than for the overall adult population, according to a report by the Pew Research Center released this week. Experts say the r...
Jul 9, 2010San Francisco Chronicle
Online information-sharing tools will still play an integral role in the lives of so-called Millennials by 2020, even as they grow older and assume more responsibilities, according to the predictions of a majority of technology experts recently su...
Jul 9, 2010PBS NewsHour
If you're one of those people who don't get all the fuss over Twitter and YouTube, hoping they'll simply go away, you may not want to read the results of a new survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, in partnership with Elon University...
Jul 9, 2010msnbc.com
The first generation of "digital natives," those born after 1980 who are "always connected" and share information openly and unabashedly online, are unlikely to change that behavior as they age, according to a new study. "Older and wise...
Jul 8, 2010CNN
(CNN) -- Are you reading this article on your cell phone? If so, you're part of the new mobile internet mainstream. According to a report published Wednesday by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, Read More
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The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project is one of seven projects that make up the Pew Research Center. The Center is supported by The Pew Charitable Trust.