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Report
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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Report
May 2, 2006Mary 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 infor...
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More in: Health
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Report
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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Report
Jan 25, 2006Lee Rainie, John Horrigan, Barry Wellman, Jeffrey Boase
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.
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More in: Communities, Social Networking
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Report
Jan 25, 2005Lee Rainie, John Horrigan
Widespread adoption of the internet in the past decade has had some dramatic impacts on people's communication patterns and the way they seek information.
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More in: Broadband, Technology User Types, New Media Ecology, Communities
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Presentation
May 9, 2006Lee Rainie
Lee Rainie describes the changes introduced into the consumer world by the internet, the cell phone, and other technology devices. And he covers some of the major implications of those changes for organizations and businesses that deal with consum...
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More in: New Media Ecology, Shopping, Mobile, Banking
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Presentation
Jun 7, 2006Lee Rainie
This speech describes how the internet is forcing change in learnnig and work environments, as well as how people are using digital media in different ways from the past.
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More in: New Media Ecology, Education, Work, Generations, Technology User Types
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Presentation
Oct 28, 2005Susannah Fox
Nine out of ten internet users have taken evasive actions to avoid software intrusions, but their guerrilla tactics may not be enough. Two possible future scenarios are presented, along with questions for privacy professionals to consider.
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More in: Safety
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Presentation
Feb 5, 2004Lee Rainie, John Horrigan
This presentation summarizes data from the report: “Cable and Internet Loom Large in Fragmented Political News Universe” and was done in conjunction with the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.
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More in: News, Government, Generations, Broadband, Mobile