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Jul 2, 2010Janna Anderson, Lee Rainie
Most experts surveyed in the latest Pew Internet/Elon University study say social benefits of Internet use far outweigh negatives; some say it robs time, exposes private information, engenders intolerance.
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We have asked experts and analysts to assess various scenarios about the evolution of technology and how technology change might affect social, political, and economic activity in the future.
Mar 28, 2012Lee Rainie
How Baby Boomers use technology
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Ed Norton, CNN
Oct 27, 2011
Platforms driven by social engagement are perfect for the members of the millennial generation, who conduct much of their financial and social transactions online. They have the added bonus of being simple enough for my dad to use, although my dad ma...
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Aug 25, 2011Lee Rainie
"There is so much always changing about the Internet and how people use it, plus the rise of social media and all the new devices people use. How does the Pew Internet Project decide what topics and trends are important to study?"
Jul 18, 2011Lee Rainie
Lee Rainie gave a keynote address that looked at people's evolving use of the internet and mobile technologies and their attitudes about the role of the internet in their lives and the wider world.
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David Riedel, USA Today
Dec 9, 2010
An overwhelming majority of Americans say it's important for them to be involved in their community amid concern that technological gadgets and harried schedules are fraying human connections, a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows. A recent survey of ...
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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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Jul 9, 2010Janna Anderson, Lee Rainie
Tech experts generally believe that today’s tech-savvy young people will retain their willingness to share personal information online even as they get older and take on more responsibilities.
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Janna Anderson and Lee Rainie presented some of the many "future of the internet" scenarios predicted by experts, as documented by Pew Internet & American Life Project surveys and other current research.
msnbc.com
Jul 6, 2010
Social networking should reduce friction between humans around the world by 2020, but the technology could also rob people of face-to-face relationships and foster shallower relationships, according to a new survey of top tech leaders and experts. ...
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the percentage of Americans who say they do not believe that the spread of affordable broadband should be a major government priority.
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The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project is one of seven projects that make up the Pew Research Center. The Center is supported by The Pew Charitable Trust.