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Presentation
Oct 24, 2006Lee Rainie
Is there such a thing as "internet addiction"? A new survey of internet users suggests that a portion of them experience behavioral problems connected to their internet use. Lee Rainie is among the panelists on the program who discuss the findings. T...
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Presentation
Jul 28, 2006Lee Rainie
This presentation covers many of the major findings from the Project about the social impact of the internet.
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Media Mention
David Ho, Cox News Service, Kansas City Star
May 29, 2006
“Using high-speed Internet at home is becoming mainstream, and black and moderate-income Americans are driving the trend, according to a survey released Sunday.
The share of adults using residential broadband was 2 in 5 this March, the Pew Internet an...
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Media Mention
Peter Svensson, The Associated Press, Star-Telegram.com
May 29, 2006
“Middle- and working-class Americans signed up for high-speed Internet access in record numbers in the past year, apparently lured by a price war among phone companies.
Broadband adoption increased 59 percent from March last year to March 2006 among U...
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Media Mention
Chris Cobbs, Orlando Sentinel
May 29, 2006
“Led by a dramatic increase among blacks, Americans have traded up to high-speed Internet access at an unexpectedly fast pace during the past year, according to a study released Sunday.
The number of African-Americans with a high-speed, or "broadband,...
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More in: Broadband, Race and Ethnicity
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Media Mention
Ellen Lee, San Francisco Chronicle
May 29, 2006
“More people than ever -- including minorities and lower- and middle-income households -- are hooking up to high-speed Internet access, the majority of them using DSL, a study released Sunday said.
About 84 million U.S. residents now have broadband In...
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Report
May 28, 2006John Horrigan
Adoption of high-speed internet at home grew twice as fast in the year prior to March 2006 than in the same time frame from 2004 to 2005. Middle-income Americans accounted for much of the increase.
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Media Mention
Howard I. Finberg, Poynter Online
Mar 22, 2006
"When it comes to reading and watching news on the Internet, the faster the connection, the higher the consumption.
That’s one of the conclusions from a new study released by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. At the end of 2005, according to ...
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More in: Broadband, News