Pew Internet and American Life Project: All http://www.pewinternet.org/ The Pew Internet and American Life Project aims to be an authoritative source for timely information on the Internet's growth and societal impact, through research that is scrupulously impartial. en-us webmaster@pewinternet.org Commentary: Doctors' Digital Footprints http://www.pewinternet.org/pipcomments.asp?r=1492 A recent JAMA article warns doctors to follow their own digital footprints since patients may be doing so already. But is searching for information about a doctor so different from searching for information about a neighbor, classmate, or colleague?]]> Commentary 2008-07-18 Commentary: Do we have a right to online privacy? http://www.pewinternet.org/pipcomments.asp?r=1491 hearing on Wednesday about the privacy implications of online advertising.]]> The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on Wednesday about the privacy implications of online advertising.]]> Commentary 2008-07-11 Commentary: Degrees of Access (May 2008 data) http://www.pewinternet.org/pipcomments.asp?r=1490 Our latest data on the penetration of internet connections, cell phones, and home broadband are captured in three "thermometers" of access.]]> Commentary 2008-07-09 Presentation: Degrees of Access (May 2008 data) http://www.pewinternet.org/presentation_display.asp?r=251 Three "thermometers" of access show the disparities among various groups when it comes to internet access, cell phone use, and broadband access at home. ]]> Presentation 2008-07-09 Commentary: Patriotic Participation http://www.pewinternet.org/pipcomments.asp?r=1489 Something important is afoot in the land when people are able to access and share "industrial strength" information instead of being satisfied with the "consumer strength" information previously offered to them. ]]> Commentary 2008-07-07 Commentary: Internet Safety Town Hall http://www.pewinternet.org/pipcomments.asp?r=1488 On June 30th, Amanda participated in an Internet Safety Town Hall for educators]]> Commentary 2008-07-03 Data Set: September 2007 - Libraries and Information Search http://www.pewinternet.org/dataset_display.asp?r=72 This data set contains questions about the sources and approaches people use to get information and to solve common problems. It was used in the report "Information Searches that Solve Problems".]]> Data Set 2008-07-02 Report: Home Broadband 2008 http://www.pewinternet.org/report_display.asp?r=257 Some 55% of all adult Americans now have a high-speed internet connection at home. The percentage of Americans with broadband at home has grown from 47% in early 2007.]]> Report 2008-07-02 Release: 55% of adult Americans have home broadband connections http://www.pewinternet.org/press_release.asp?r=305 There was no growth in broadband adoption among poorer families or blacks, while growth was strong among rural residents, older Americans, and those in households earning $20,000 to $40,000]]> Release 2008-07-02 Commentary: The Future of the Pew Internet Project http://www.pewinternet.org/pipcomments.asp?r=1487 July 1 marks the first day of our new two-year grant from The Pew Charitable Trusts.]]> Commentary 2008-07-01 Presentation: Teens, Online Stranger Contact and Cyberbullying http://www.pewinternet.org/presentation_display.asp?r=250 This presentation covers basic internet connectivity statistics before launching into a discussion of the major online safety issues. Broken down into issues of online contact vs online content, the talk shares data on online stranger contact, sexual victimization and cyberbullying and exposure.]]> Presentation 2008-06-30 Commentary: Anthropology of YouTube http://www.pewinternet.org/pipcomments.asp?r=1486 The Library of Congress invited Michael Wesch to deliver the third of four "Digital Natives" lectures. Wesch, creator of the world-famous YouTube video, "The Machine is Us/ing Us," presented the "Anthropology of YouTube" to a packed, fascinated and amused audience on Monday. ]]> Commentary 2008-06-25 Commentary: Participatory Medicine at NIH http://www.pewinternet.org/pipcomments.asp?r=1485 Mary Madden and I received an invitation to speak at the National Institutes of Health we created a participatory talk about participatory medicine: 35 minutes of our findings; 45 minutes of discussion. ]]> I always suspect that audience members have as much to share as I have to say. So when Mary Madden and I received an invitation to speak at the National Institutes of Health we created a participatory talk about participatory medicine: 35 minutes of our findings; 45 minutes of discussion. ]]> Commentary 2008-06-23 Commentary: Data and Insights on Minority Populations http://www.pewinternet.org/pipcomments.asp?r=1484 But the Pew Internet Project and other groups do have resources to share regarding minority populations, however you want to define them.]]> Our sample sizes for health surveys have been too small to do in-depth analysis on race/ethnicity and economic status. One challenge is that a significant portion of the respondent pool refuses to answer the household income question (the refusal rate can be as high as 20%). So we use education levels as a proxy.

But the Pew Internet Project and other groups do have resources to share regarding minority populations, however you want to define them.]]> Commentary 2008-06-20 Commentary: Campaign '08 Online http://www.pewinternet.org/pipcomments.asp?r=1483 Lee Rainie appeared on the NewsHour to discuss the findings.]]> Our latest politics report finds that 46% of Americans have used the internet, email or cell phone text messaging to get news about the campaigns.

Lee Rainie appeared on the NewsHour to discuss the findings.]]> Commentary 2008-06-19 Commentary: China's earthquake and internet http://www.pewinternet.org/pipcomments.asp?r=1482 People say the Chinese internet is mostly an entertainment network. But looking at what happened online during the aftermath of the Sichuan earthquake reveals a Chinese internet with a depth and soul and much, much more.]]> Commentary 2008-06-17 Commentary: Information Therapy Conference http://www.pewinternet.org/pipcomments.asp?r=1481 conference just ended on Friday and my head is buzzing with a few favorite moments.]]> The Information Therapy conference just ended on Friday and my head is buzzing with a few favorite moments.]]> Commentary 2008-06-15 Report: The Internet and the 2008 Election http://www.pewinternet.org/report_display.asp?r=252 A record-breaking 46% of Americans have already used the internet for politics this election season and Barack Obama's backers have an edge. This report documents the rise of political videos, social networking activity related to politics, the growth of online campaign donations, and the general views of internet users about the impact of the internet on politics. ]]> Report 2008-06-15 Release: The internet and the 2008 election http://www.pewinternet.org/press_release.asp?r=303 A record-breaking 46% of Americans have already used internet for politics this election season and Obama backers have an edge]]> Release 2008-06-15 Presentation: China's earthquake and internet http://www.pewinternet.org/presentation_display.asp?r=249 People say the Chinese internet is mostly an entertainment network. But looking at what happened online during the aftermath of the Sichuan earthquake reveals a Chinese internet with a depth and soul and much, much more. ]]> Presentation 2008-06-13 Presentation: Online child safety and literacy http://www.pewinternet.org/presentation_display.asp?r=244 This presentation pulls together Pew Internet Project research about teenagers' online activities, their behavior on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace, and their Web 2.0 content creation activities. It covers the threats posed by cyberbullying, and stranger contact on the internet. and suggests that a new kind of competence we call "self literacy" is useful in the digital age. ]]> Presentation 2008-06-10 Presentation: Participatory Medicine http://www.pewinternet.org/presentation_display.asp?r=246 In this presentation, Mary Madden and Susannah Fox discuss the rise of participatory medicine within the context of key internet demographics and emerging online trends. ]]> Presentation 2008-06-10 Commentary: Polling in the age of the cell phone http://www.pewinternet.org/pipcomments.asp?r=1479 Mobile phone users have a different technology profile from landline phone users.]]> Commentary 2008-06-03 Data Set: August 2007 - Consumer Choice http://www.pewinternet.org/dataset_display.asp?r=70 This data set contains questions about how people research, buy and evaluate products they purchase online. It includes modules on cell phones, real estate and music and was used in the reports "Online Shopping" and "The Internet and Consumer Choice".]]> Data Set 2008-05-27 Report: Polling in the age of cell phones http://www.pewinternet.org/report_display.asp?r=250 ]]> Report 2008-05-24 Commentary: Old media and new media blur just a little more http://www.pewinternet.org/pipcomments.asp?r=1477 In what could be considered a further blurring of traditional media and new forms of digital media, this weekend's cover story in the New York Times Magazine features the intimate autobiographical account of Emily Gould, blogger and former Gawker editor. ]]> Commentary 2008-05-23 Commentary: Dispatches and Data from China http://www.pewinternet.org/pipcomments.asp?r=1476 Senior Research Fellow Deborah Fallows has been living in China for the past two years, sending us whimsical dispatches as well as in-depth reports about the impact of the internet on social life. ]]> Commentary 2008-05-21 Commentary: China's Earthquake on TV and on the Internet: Part II http://www.pewinternet.org/pipcomments.asp?r=1475 Senior Research Fellow Deborah Fallows reports from China on how the earthquake recovery is portrayed on TV and on the internet.]]> Commentary 2008-05-19 Report: The Internet and Consumer Choice http://www.pewinternet.org/report_display.asp?r=248 The internet plays an important role in how people conduct research for purchases, but it is just one among a variety of sources people use and usually not the key factor in final purchasing decisions. ]]> Report 2008-05-18 Release: The internet and consumer choice http://www.pewinternet.org/press_release.asp?r=302 ]]> Release 2008-05-18 Commentary: China's Earthquake on TV and on the Internet http://www.pewinternet.org/pipcomments.asp?r=1474 (Read on for an account of how blogs, Twitter, and Google provided news coverage in China this week.)]]> On Monday, May 12, at 2:28 pm, I was working at my desk on the 21st floor of the apartment building where we live in Beijing.

(Read on for an account of how blogs, Twitter, and Google provided news coverage in China this week.)]]> Commentary 2008-05-16 Commentary: New communication technologies' impact on young adults http://www.pewinternet.org/pipcomments.asp?r=1473 Writing, Technology and Teens report considered the impact of newer communication methods on young users. Do these effects carry over into a slightly older crowd?]]> Our Writing, Technology and Teens report considered the impact of newer communication methods on young users. Do these effects carry over into a slightly older crowd?]]> Commentary 2008-05-15 Commentary: What is reading? http://www.pewinternet.org/pipcomments.asp?r=1472 study found there is a reciprocal relationship between different forms of media as electronic conventions seep, spring and even surge onto the printed page. The question then becomes what is writing? A parallel question is what does it mean to read text?]]> Our recent study found there is a reciprocal relationship between different forms of media as electronic conventions seep, spring and even surge onto the printed page. The question then becomes what is writing? A parallel question is what does it mean to read text?]]> Commentary 2008-05-13 Commentary: Securing Private Data from Network 'Zombies' http://www.pewinternet.org/pipcomments.asp?r=1471 As more of us integrate social networking into our daily lives online, the layered privacy choices we make through our in-network interactions are becoming increasingly complex. ]]> Commentary 2008-05-09 Commentary: Participatory Medicine http://www.pewinternet.org/pipcomments.asp?r=1470 Participatory medicine and why people are "looking for the mouse."]]> Commentary 2008-05-07 Presentation: Teens, Online Stranger Contact and Harassment http://www.pewinternet.org/presentation_display.asp?r=243 At the request of the Internet Safety Task Force, Amanda Lenhart presented the Pew Internet Project's most recent data on online stranger contact, cyberbullying, the steps that teens take to ensure (or not) their online privacy and the ways in which parents monitor and regulate the home computing environment.]]> Presentation 2008-04-30 Commentary: Talking about teens, writing and technology on NPR http://www.pewinternet.org/pipcomments.asp?r=1469 Today, Amanda Lenhart and Richard Sterling, the chair of the National Commission on Writing's Board, were guests on the Tech Tuesday edition of the Kojo Nnamdi Show...]]> Commentary 2008-04-29 Data Set: November 2007 - Teens and Writing http://www.pewinternet.org/dataset_display.asp?r=69 This data set contains questions about the writing teens do for school and for personal enjoyment; the electronic texts that they create; their technology ownership; and teen and parent attitudes towards technology and its impact on writing. It was used in the report "Writing, Teens and Technology".]]> Data Set 2008-04-29 Presentation: Science and Cyberspace: What User Behavior Means for Science Educators http://www.pewinternet.org/presentation_display.asp?r=241 This speech discusses the challenges and opportunities for the science community associated with more and more people turning to the internet for news and information about science.]]> Presentation 2008-04-28 Commentary: What is the roll [sic] of traditional righting [sic] and grammar in the digital age? http://www.pewinternet.org/pipcomments.asp?r=1468 Informal writing conventions - they're not just for teenagers]]> Commentary 2008-04-25 Presentation: Writing, Technology and Teens http://www.pewinternet.org/presentation_display.asp?r=242 This presentation offers an overview of the findings and insights from the Writing, Technology and Teens report. ]]> Presentation 2008-04-25 Report: Writing, Technology and Teens http://www.pewinternet.org/report_display.asp?r=247 Teens write a lot, but they do not think of their emails, instant and text messages as writing. This disconnect matters because teens believe good writing is an essential skill for success and that more writing instruction at school would help them.]]> Report 2008-04-24 Release: Teens do not consider a lot of their electronic texts as writing http://www.pewinternet.org/press_release.asp?r=301 They see considerable benefits to using technology in their school and non-school writing and say they would welcome even more writing instruction]]> Release 2008-04-24 Commentary: Are You Impatient for Doctor-Patient Email? http://www.pewinternet.org/pipcomments.asp?r=1467 story on doctor-patient email has generated quite a bit of coverage and comment across the Web.]]> Alicia Chang's story on doctor-patient email has generated quite a bit of coverage and comment across the Web.]]> Commentary 2008-04-23 Presentation: The Internet and the Arts http://www.pewinternet.org/presentation_display.asp?r=245 Research conducted by The Pew Internet and American Life Project examines the growing role of technology in our lives, our changing expectations about how to find and use information, and the impact younger generations will have on the arts audience of the future. ]]> Presentation 2008-04-22 Presentation: The role of libraries in the digital age http://www.pewinternet.org/presentation_display.asp?r=240 This presentation was an overview of Pew Internet Project findings about the changing structure of information and communication in the digital age, the role that libraries play in helping people solve problems, and the broader roles that libraries might fill in people's lives. ]]> Presentation 2008-04-18 Commentary: State-by-State Internet Usage http://www.pewinternet.org/pipcomments.asp?r=1466 New state-by-state internet usage figures, courtesy of the NTIA and US Census Bureau]]> Commentary 2008-04-16 Commentary: Health Care Consumerism http://www.pewinternet.org/pipcomments.asp?r=1465 Deloitte has created a new health consumer typology that is worth checking out, despite their reliance on an online-only sample.]]> Commentary 2008-04-15 Commentary: Libraries Solve Problems http://www.pewinternet.org/pipcomments.asp?r=1464 Can libraries hack it in the internet age? A Pew Internet study finds that the public says "yes, and there are further 'market opportunities' to explore."]]> Commentary 2008-04-14 Commentary: Keeping tabs on our Google twins http://www.pewinternet.org/pipcomments.asp?r=1463 A recent New York Times article suggests another reason why people are motivated to search for content connected to their names online: to check up on how their "Google twins" are doing from time to time.]]> Commentary 2008-04-11 Commentary: Team China http://www.pewinternet.org/pipcomments.asp?r=1462 Another example of how Chinese newspapers, websites, and internet users react in harmony and rally on many issues: "People 'sign up' to slam media bias."]]> Commentary 2008-04-07