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Presentation
Nov 15, 2010Lee Rainie
Lee Rainie gave a keynote address at the “Opportunity Online” meeting of the Colorado Public Computer Centers Launch. He discussed the state of broadband adoption, particularly in rural areas, and how it parallels other online revolutions in mobile c...
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More in: Broadband, Libraries
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Media Mention
John D. Sutter, CNN
Nov 8, 2010
Language is also a barrier for Spanish-speaking people, said Aaron Smith, a senior research specialist with the Pew Internet & American Life Project, a nonpartisan research group.
But overall, Smith said, racial digital divides appear to be narrow...
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More in: Race and Ethnicity , Broadband
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Presentation
Nov 2, 2010Lee Rainie
In this speech, Director Lee Rainie will explore how digital technologies have changed people's relationship to each other and to information. Further, he will discuss the coming decade of change in technology and its possible uses by consumers and s...
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More in: Future of the Internet, Broadband, Mobile
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Presentation
Oct 27, 2010Lee Rainie
Lee’s speech covers trends in broadband adoption and Project findings about why people do not use broadband. He also explores how those promoting broadband can provide important information about the impact of broadband connections on users.
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More in: Broadband
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Commentary
Aug 12, 2010Aaron Smith
Why doesn't Pew Internet report findings for Asians, Pacific Islanders or other groups as part of its standard demographic variables?
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More in: Race and Ethnicity , Broadband
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Media Mention
Cecilia Kang, Washington Post
Aug 12, 2010
More than half of Americans generally disagree with federal government efforts to expand broadband connections around the nation, saying those projects are not important, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Pew Center.
The findings com...
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More in: Broadband, Digital Divide
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Media Mention
Peter Svensson, Associated Press
Aug 11, 2010
The adoption of high-speed Internet service in homes has slowed to a crawl this year after a decade of rapid growth, according to two new studies. And it looks as if broadband is going to be a tough sell for those who don't already have it.
The Pe...
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Report
Aug 11, 2010Aaron Smith
Broadband adoption slowed dramatically in 2010, but growth among African-Americans jumped well above the national average; 53% of Americans do not think affordable broadband should be a government priority.
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More in: Broadband, Race and Ethnicity , Digital Divide
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Media Mention
Steve Evans, BBC's Americana
Jul 18, 2010
Presenter Stephen Evans crunches the numbers with Susannah Fox of The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project and technology guru Megan McCarthy. They discuss what it is that Americans explore, accomplish and build when they spend hour...
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More in: Digital Divide, Seniors, Teens, Broadband, Mobile