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Mar 9, 2012Kristen Purcell, Joanna Brenner, Lee Rainie
Even though online Americans are more satisfied than ever with the performance of search engines, strong majorities have negative views of personalized search results and targeted ads
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Search is the first stop for most internet users, whether their question is related to work, shopping, health, or entertainment.
Feb 28, 2013Kristen Purcell, Alan Heaps, Judy Buchanan, Linda Friedrich
A survey of teachers shows that digital tools are widely used in their classrooms and professional lives. Yet, many of these middle and high school teachers are hampered by disparities in student access to digital technologies.
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More in: Education, Mobile, Search, Teens, Digital Divide
Nov 1, 2012Kristen Purcell, Lee Rainie, Alan Heaps, Judy Buchanan, Linda Friedrich, Amanda Jacklin, Clara Chen, Kathryn Zickuhr
A survey of Advanced Placement and National Writing Project teachers finds that teens’ research habits are changing in the digital age
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Aug 9, 2011Kristen Purcell
Search and email remain the two online activities that are nearly universal among adult internet users.
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Sep 29, 2010Jim Jansen
58% of Americans have researched a product or service online; 24% have posted comments or reviews online about the things they buy.
More in: Shopping, Search, Decision Making
May 26, 2010Mary Madden, Aaron Smith
How people monitor and maintain their identity through search and social media.
More in: Identity, Search, Social Networking
Aug 6, 2008Deborah Fallows
The percentage of internet users who use search engines on a typical day has been steadily rising from about one-third of all users in 2002, to a new high of just under one-half (49%).
Dec 16, 2007Mary 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.
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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Oct 29, 2006Susannah Fox
Most internet users start at a search engine when looking for health information online. Very few check the source and date of the information they find.
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