Tracking changes in how Americans connect to the Internet, how often, and what activities they pursue online.

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Privacy Implications of Fast, Mobile Internet Access

2/14/2008 | Memo  | Susannah Fox

Many Americans are jumping into the participatory Web without considering all the implications. If nothing really bad has happened to someone, they tend neither to worry about their personal information nor to take steps to limit the amount of information that can be found about them online.
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Digital Footprints

12/16/2007 | Report  | Mary Madden Susannah Fox Aaron Smith Jessica Vitak

Internet users are becoming more aware of their digital footprint; 47% have searched for information about themselves online, up from just 22% five years ago.
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Online Video

7/25/2007 | Report  | Mary Madden

The growing adoption of broadband combined with a dramatic push by content providers to promote online video has helped to pave the way for mainstream audiences to embrace online video viewing. Fifty-seven percent of online adults have used the internet to watch or download video, and 19% do so on a typical day. Three-quarters of broadband users (74%) who enjoy high-speed connections at both home and work watch or download video online.
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Wireless Internet Access

2/25/2007 | Memo  | John Horrigan

Some 34% of internet users have logged onto the internet using a wireless connection either around the house, at their workplace, or some place else.
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Riding the Waves of "Web 2.0"

10/5/2006 | Memo  | Mary Madden Susannah Fox

“Web 2.0” has become a catch-all buzzword; the Pew Internet Project and Hitwise provide data to put it in perspective.
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The Future of the Internet II

9/24/2006 | Report  | Janna Anderson Lee Rainie

A survey of technology thinkers and stakeholders shows they believe the internet will continue to spread in a “flattening” and improving world. There are many, though, who think major problems will accompany technology advances by 2020. A predictions database can be viewed here.
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Home Broadband Adoption 2006

5/28/2006 | Report  | John Horrigan

Adoption of high-speed internet at home grew twice as fast in the year prior to March 2006 than in the same time frame from 2004 to 2005. Middle-income Americans accounted for much of the increase.
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Finding Answers Online in Sickness and in Health

5/2/2006 | Report  | Mary Madden Susannah Fox

As more Americans come online, more rely on the internet for important health information. Fully 58% of those who found the internet to be crucial or important during a loved one’s recent health crisis say the single most important source of information was something they found online.
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Internet Penetration and Impact

4/26/2006 | Memo  | Mary Madden

Internet penetration has now reached 73% for all American adults. Internet users note big improvements in their ability to shop and the way they pursue hobbies and personal interests online.
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The Internet’s Growing Role in Life’s Major Moments

4/19/2006 | Report  | John 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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