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Media Mention
Randall Stross, New York Times
Dec 30, 2007
Susannah Fox, associate director of the Pew project and an author of both the 2000 and 2007 surveys, told me that she was surprised by the reduced concern about online publication of personal information. Internet users are not just passively allowin...
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More in: Identity, Work, Web 2.0
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Commentary
Dec 19, 2007Mary Madden
As is often the case when we release new reports, there are various cycles of commentary that help to deepen the discussion of the findings.
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Media Mention
Ellen Lee, San Francisco Chronicle
Dec 17, 2007
"About half of the online adult population has looked up themselves or someone else online, according to a survey released Sunday.
A good 36 percent said they have searched the Web for someone with whom they've lost touch, and 9 percent have dug up in...
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More in: Search, Identity
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Media Mention
Frederick Lane , NewsFactor
Dec 17, 2007
"A report released Sunday by the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that growing numbers of Americans are searching for information about themselves and others on the Internet.
According to "Digital Footprints," nearly 50 percent of Americans ...
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Media Mention
Linda Rosencrance, Computer World
Dec 17, 2007
"As users post more information about themselves on social networking sites and elsewhere, they are also conducting more online searches about themselves, according to a new study. Almost half of all U.S. Internet users (47%) have searched for inform...
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Media Mention
Vanessa Fox, Search Engine Land
Dec 17, 2007
"A Pew Internet Survey out this week found that 47% of internet users have done ego searches, up from 22% five years ago. That nearly half of internet users are searching for themselves seems excessive, but only 3% say they check regularly. Most (74...
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Media Mention
Kelly Heyboer, The Star-Ledger
Dec 17, 2007
"Vanity searchers.
That's what researcher Susannah Fox dubbed Internet users who admitted typing their own names into the Google search engine back in 2002.
These days, Fox says she regrets the term. Googling your name isn't vain -- it is the best way ...
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Report
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.
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Media Mention
Anick Jesdanun, Associated Press
Dec 16, 2007
"More Americans are Googling themselves--and many are checking out their friends, co-workers and romantic interests, too.
In a report Sunday, the Pew Internet and American Life Project said 47 percent of U.S. adult Internet users have looked for i...
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More in: Search, Identity