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Aliya Sternstein, NextGov.com
Sep 1, 2009
Wealthy and well-educated Americans dominate online civic activities, just as they have long dominated traditional civic involvement, according to a study released on Tuesday by Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project. [...]
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More in: Government, Digital Divide, Politics, Social Networking
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Report
Sep 1, 2009Aaron Smith, Kay Lehman Schlozman, Sidney Verba, Henry Brady
Just as in offline politics, the well-off and well-educated are especially likely to participate in online activities that mirror offline forms of engagement. But there are hints that social media may alter this pattern.
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More in: Politics, Government, Digital Divide
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Riva Richmond, New York Times
Jul 9, 2009
Is the social media revolution bringing us together? Or is it perpetuating divisions by race and class?
Many of us would like to believe the Internet is a force for unity, but Danah Boyd, a social media researcher at Microsoft Research New Englan...
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More in: Social Networking, Digital Divide, Race and Ethnicity , Web 2.0
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Matthew Lasar, Ars Technica
May 28, 2009
Temporary FCC Chair Michael Copps cites Pew Internet Project data in a report on rural broadband development:
The 2008 Farm Bill required the Chair of the FCC to crank out this compendium outlining "a comprehensive rural broadband strategy" that ...
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More in: Broadband, Digital Divide
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Anick Jesdanun, Associated Press
Mar 25, 2009
In the study, Pew examined American adults' gadgets and services, their activities and their attitudes toward technology. About 60 percent of the overall respondents didn't have significant attachments to mobile devices, either because they didn't ha...
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More in: Technology User Types, Mobile, Digital Divide
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Report
Mar 25, 2009John Horrigan
Wireless connectivity has drawn many users more deeply into digital life.
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Sam Hassan, New America Media
Mar 8, 2009
A recently launched nationwide program will aim to help elderly Latino/Americans get comfortable in cyberspace in an effort to overcome one of the widest gaps in the so-called "digital divide" between those who are able to access and use the Internet...
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More in: Race and Ethnicity , Digital Divide, Seniors
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Sarah Perez, ReadWriteWeb
Jan 30, 2009
According to Pew's research, Generation X is most likely to shop, bank, and look for health information online, but boomers are just as likely as Gen Y to make travel reservations online. Even the older Silent Generation is competitive when it comes ...
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More in: Generations, Digital Divide
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Report
Jan 28, 2009Sydney Jones, Susannah Fox
Over half of the adult internet population is between 18 and 44 years old. But larger percentages of older generations are online now than in the past, and they are doing more activities online.
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More in: Generations, Digital Divide, Seniors, Teens, Email
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Presentation
Jan 28, 2009Sydney Jones, Susannah Fox
This is a series of charts related to the "Generations Online in 2009" report released on Jan. 28, 2009.
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More in: Generations, Digital Divide, Teens, Seniors, Banking, Blogs