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Media Mention
Anick Jesdanun, Associated Press/Denver Post
Oct 8, 2007
Americans with disabilities and other chronic conditions are less likely to use the Internet, but those who are online are among the most avid consumers of health-related information, a new study finds...
Half of those with chronic conditions use ...
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More in: Health, Digital Divide
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Media Mention
Donna Howell, Investor's Business Daily
Oct 8, 2007
A chronic health problem affects one in five Americans. When it does, almost all who are able head online to figure out what to do...
When the chronically ill go online, they trade information about treatment with others.
They often act as info...
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More in: Digital Divide, Health
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Commentary
Sep 5, 2007Susannah Fox
How 19th century institutions are adapting to their cities' 21st century needs.
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More in: Digital Divide, Technology User Types
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Commentary
Aug 28, 2007Deborah Fallows
In China, the internet cafe has overtaken the workplace as the second most popular place after their own homes for internet users to go online. Most of the increase in internet café use is in rural areas.
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Media Mention
Stephen T. Watson, The Buffalo News, N.Y., McClatchy-Tribune Regional News
Aug 20, 2007
"It's a wireless, broadband world, and rapidly evolving technology connects us all.
High-speed Internet networks instantly carry e-mails, phone calls and video files across the globe. Cell phones are essentially miniature computers. Handheld GPS de...
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More in: Broadband, Digital Divide
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Commentary
Aug 6, 2007Susannah Fox
This just in: "The Internet appears to be a double-edged sword, assisting in the search for health care information for the poor and elderly while magnifying existing gaps based on other factors."
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More in: Health, Digital Divide, Seniors
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Report
Aug 1, 2007John Horrigan
When you look at the data on Americans without broadband at home, it suggests it will take time to get these holdouts off the digital sidelines.
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More in: Broadband, Digital Divide
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Media Mention
Eric Benderoff, Chicago Tribune
Jul 6, 2007
" Adoption of high-speed Internet at home has almost tripled over the last two years among African-American users, a "phenomenal" increase that puts black usage much closer to the rate seen by whites and English-speaking Hispanics, according to a new...
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More in: Broadband, Digital Divide
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Media Mention
Catherine Holahan, BusinessWeek.com
Mar 15, 2007
Instead of a digital divide, the U.S. has a "digital dimmer switch," says Pew associate director Susannah Fox... "Broadband users are shaping their online environment, not just using it," says Fox. "It is interesting to think about not only what Lati...
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More in: Digital Divide, Race and Ethnicity , Broadband
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Presentation
Jan 25, 2007Susannah Fox
The base of the internet is broadening to include more people with less education than ever before, while older Americans are still overwhelmingly offline. Internet users who have experienced spyware act differently online from those who have not. Th...
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More in: Safety, Digital Divide