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Report
Sep 12, 2008John Horrigan
Some 69% of online Americans use webmail services, store data online, or use software programs such as word processing applications whose functionality is located on the web. Online users who take advantage of cloud applications say they like the...
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More in: Cloud Computing, Email, Mobile
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Mar 5, 2008John Horrigan
There is a demographically diverse group of Americans who already take advantage of mobile acess to data and information. With "cloud computing" on the horizon as the next evolution in mobile access, the make-up of the population of mobile users o...
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More in: Cloud Computing, Mobile, New Media Ecology
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Dec 7, 2008Amanda Lenhart, Sydney Jones, Alexandra Macgill
Over half of American adults play video games, and four in five young adults play games. Computers are the most popular gaming device, though young adults prefer gaming consoles. Virtual worlds only draw a small crowd.
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More in: Gaming, Families, Teens
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Jan 9, 2008Lee Rainie
48% of internet users have been to video-sharing sites such as YouTube and the daily traffic to such sites on a typical day has doubled in the past year.
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More in: Video, Web 2.0
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Dec 14, 2008Lee Rainie, Janna Anderson
A survey of experts shows they expect major tech advances as the phone becomes a primary device for online access, voice-recognition improves, and the structure of the Internet itself improves. They disagree about whether this will lead to more s...
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More in: Future of the Internet, New Media Ecology
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Report
Jul 19, 2006Amanda Lenhart, Susannah Fox
A national phone survey of bloggers finds that most are focused on describing their personal experiences to a relatively small audience of readers.
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More in: Blogs, Communities
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Nov 22, 2006Mary Madden
Some 12% of internet users say they have downloaded a podcast so they can listen to it or view it at a later time.
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More in: Podcasting
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Presentation
Aug 2, 2007Mary Madden
This presentation examines technology use by young patrons and suggests how the behavior and expectations of young internet users might shape the libraries of the future.
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More in: Teens, Libraries, Web 2.0
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Presentation
Mar 16, 2007Mary Madden
This presentation highlights recent Pew Internet Project research with a special focus on the adoption of social media applications among teenagers and adults in the U.S.
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More in: Web 2.0, Generations, Libraries
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Presentation
Oct 19, 2007Mary Madden
Pew Internet Project research on teenagers' use of social networking applications explores the reasons why these sites are so popular and how they are changing communication patterns and expectations of connectivity among young library patrons.
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More in: Teens, Web 2.0, Social Networking