Commentary

California Screamin’

Aug 12, 2004Susannah Fox

My favorite was a ride in the front seat of a rollercoaster called California Screamin’. Sure, I’m stuck at my desk today, but for a couple minutes I was vicariously lurching and leaning in Disneyland.

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Report

VoIP Awareness in America

Jun 27, 2004John Horrigan, Alan Hepner

While telephone calling using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) has attracted considerable attention in the business community and among policymakers, 27% of Internet users in the United States – or 17% of all Americans – have heard of the service....

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Media Mention

Internet surfers get tired of poking along, dump dial-up for high speed

Edward C. Baig , USA Today

Apr 19, 2004

Broadband is fast gaining broad acceptance. More than half the Internet users in the USA have speedy connections somewhere in their lives. So says a survey of 2,200 Americans over 18, released today by the non-profit Pew Internet & American Life Proj...

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In a Fast-Moving Web World, Some Prefer the Dial-Up Lane

Matt Richtel, The New York Times

Apr 19, 2004

'I bring a newspaper and sit and read,' said Alex Pope of Berkeley, Calif., explaining how he passes time waiting to download data, like the music programs for upcoming symphonies, on dial-up. Mr. Pope, 74, a retired lawyer, does not have the option ...

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Report

Broadband Penetration on the Upswing

Apr 19, 2004John Horrigan

According to the February 2004 survey of the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 55% of American Internet users have access to broadband either at home or in the workplace. Fully 39% of U.S. online users have broadband access at home.

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Data Set

February-March 2004 Social Ties

Mar 17, 2004

This data set includes questions about the internet and social ties and relationships.

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Data Set

February 2004 Tracking

Mar 1, 2004

This dataset contains tracking questions about online activities. It also contains an extensive battery of questions pertaining to the volume of “spam” email, music downloading, instant messaging, broadband, and VOIP.

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Presentation

Internet Use and Newsgathering During the Election Season

Feb 5, 2004Lee Rainie, John Horrigan

This presentation summarizes data from the report: “Cable and Internet Loom Large in Fragmented Political News Universe” and was done in conjunction with the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.

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Media Mention

The Bells Struggle to Survive A Changing Telephone Game

Seth Schiesel, The New York Times

Nov 24, 2003

Data on the trend is hard to come by, but in a report released yesterday, the Pew Internet and American Life Project, a nonprofit research group, estimated that 2 percent of Americans have canceled traditional phone service in favor of a cellphone an...

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Media Mention

Study: 21% of Cell Phone Users Weigh Ending Home Service

Yuki Noguchi, The Washington Post

Nov 24, 2003

The tech elite, by comparison, consisted mostly of mid-thirtysomethings who spend an average of $169 a month on information goods. People in their early twenties are also leaders in designing online content, participating in online groups, and downlo...

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