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Media Mention
Jen Weigel, Chicago Tribune
Oct 9, 2012
My mother recently announced a desire to join Facebook. While at first the thought of my 65-year-old mom "poking" people or "liking" things scared me, I soon realized this could be a good thing. And according to a Pew Internet Project Tracking Surv...
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Presentation
Sep 15, 2012Lee Rainie
Lee Rainie will describe the Project’s research about those 65 and older use of technology
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Stan Alcorn, NPR
Jul 12, 2012
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Facebook started as a social network for college students. But now that anyone can join, here's a status update: Many of its newest members are senior citizens.
At 101 yea...
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Jessica Tully, USA Today
Jun 23, 2012
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Nugent says he wants to stay connected with his four daughters and grandchildren.
Mary Madden, senior research specialist at the Pew Research Center, says Nugent's reasoning is common.
A recent Pew survey found that people younger than 5...
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Agence France Presse
Jun 7, 2012
It's taken a while, but a majority of Americans aged 65 and older are now finally using the Internet or email, according to the results of a Pew Research Center poll released Wednesday.
Reporting its findings, Pew's Internet research unit said 53 ...
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Amy Gahran, CNN
Jun 7, 2012
It's looking like the digital divide may have less gray hair than it used to -- but it's still a big issue for U.S. seniors.
According to new research from the Pew Internet and American Life Project, for the first time more than half (53%) of Amer...
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Stephanie Mlot, PC Mag
Jun 6, 2012
Senior citizens are raising the bar for Internet use. For the first time ever, more than half of Americans ages 65 and older are online, according to the Pew Research Center.
Though these adults are less likely than all other age groups to sign on...
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Report
Jun 6, 2012Kathryn Zickuhr, Mary Madden
For the first time, half of American adults ages 65 and older are online.
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