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Steve Johnson, Chicago Tribune
Sep 11, 2009
The recession study found that people are turning to the Net both for information about the economy and to avoid thinking about it. Three-quarters of "online economic users go online to relax and take their minds off of the recession," said the study...
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Douglas MacMillan, BusinessWeek
Sep 10, 2009
The Internet has altered the social dynamics of this recession. Many workers who are laid off now turn to their online networks of friends for support and new job opportunities, instead of shutting off from the world. Membership at online support gro...
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Victor Godinez, The Dallas Morning News
Sep 10, 2009
If people in the Great Depression flocked to 25-cent movies to escape from bad news, economic worrywarts nowadays are finding solace on the Internet.
That's the conclusion of a survey released Thursday by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. ...
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Sep 10, 2009Aaron Smith
Three-quarters of online economic users go online to relax and take their minds off of the recession. Fully 88% of 18-29 year old online economic users look to the internet to relax.
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Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine
Sep 1, 2009
The Internet is many things to many people. Some use it for entertainment, others for information, and some even to find true love. But in the grips of an economic recession, an increasing number of people are using the Web for help and support. That...
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Cecily Hall, Women’s Wear Daily
Aug 19, 2009
A new study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project said 69 percent of adults in the U.S. have logged onto the Web for information about bargains, jobs, housing and government benefits, among other things.
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Ten years ago,...
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Steve Monfort, NASDAQ
Aug 14, 2009
The poll from the Pew Internet and American Life Project found that 69 percent of Americans had used the internet to find shopping bargains, investment tips, government benefits and job tools. This was said to amount to 88 percent of all internet use...
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Jul 15, 2009Lee Rainie, Aaron Smith
Some 69% of Americans have used the internet to cope with the recession as they hunt for bargains, jobs, ways to upgrade their skills, better investment strategies, housing options, and government benefits.
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AFP
Jul 15, 2009
WASHINGTON (AFP) — More than half of adult Americans have been hard hit by the recession and two-thirds have turned to the Web for help in coping and understanding the downturn, a survey published Wednesday found.
The Pew Internet and American Lif...
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S. John Tilak, Reuters
Jul 15, 2009
BANGALORE (Reuters) - It's not just family and friends that Americans are turning to for advice and support to cope with the prolonged recession; many have found a counselor in the Internet.
More than two-thirds of American adults -- or 88 percent...
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