Data Set

April 2008 - Workers

Apr 1, 2008

This survey contains questions about the use of technology in the workplace. It was used in our report "Networked Workers".

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Media Mention

How to Lose Your Job on Your Own Time

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

Presentation

New Workers, New Workplaces: Digital 'Natives' Invade the Workplace

Sep 28, 2006Lee Rainie

Young workers who have grown up with the internet, cell phones, video games, iPods, and digital cameras are different from their elders. Those who are now hiring the young "digital natives" need to know how their new world has shaped their behavior a...

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More in: Work, Teens, Education, Future of the Internet, New Media Ecology, Generations

Presentation

The New Media Ecology and how it will Affect Work and Learning

Jun 7, 2006Lee Rainie

This speech describes how the internet is forcing change in learnnig and work environments, as well as how people are using digital media in different ways from the past.

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More in: New Media Ecology, Education, Work, Generations, Technology User Types

Report

How Americans Use Instant Messaging

Sep 1, 2004Eulynn Shiu, Amanda Lenhart

American adult use of instant messaging continues to grow in intensity, particularly among younger users who appreciate and embrace the tools of expression embedded within IM programs.

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Media Mention

Poll: More in U.S. Getting Caught Up in the Net

Richard J. Dalton Jr. , Newsday

Dec 23, 2003

E-commerce "transactions are the fastest growing activities online," said Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Internet & American Life Project. "When people take the plunge and give their credit card to a Web site ... that is an enormous vote of confiden...

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More in: Shopping, Search, Work, Religion, Politics, News, Music, Health, Government, Education, Gaming, Banking, Generations, Race and Ethnicity , Women and Men, Email

Media Mention

In Survey, Internet Users Slam Spam

Dave Gussow, St. Petersburg Times

Oct 23, 2003

"It's a real interesting kind of counterplay," said Deborah Fallows, a senior research fellow at Pew and author of the report. "When it gets right down to it, people are disgusted, offended, etc., by the spam, but they have perspective on it."

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Report

Spam: How it is hurting email and degrading life on the Internet

Oct 22, 2003Deborah Fallows

Internet users are frustrated and unhappy about spam, as they see it making email less reliable, effective, and fun.

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Media Mention

E-Mail Overload Is a Myth, Study Says; Findings Differ From Popular Belief

Shannon Henry, The Washington Post

Dec 9, 2002

Most American workers are not -- repeat not -- overwhelmed by stuffed e-mail inboxes or vast amounts of spam, according to a new study that contradicts conventional wisdom that e-mail has become a major burden on people's lives. About 60 percent of ...

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Report

Email at work

Dec 8, 2002Deborah Fallows

Contrary to the popular perception that American workers are buried in email, most workers find their experience with email at work very manageable, and they’re happy with the way email helps them do their jobs.

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