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Presentation
May 23, 2009Amanda Lenhart
This presentation dives into the demographics of teen and adult social network users and looks at how youth use of social networks compares to use by adults, both in frequency, but also in purpose and behavior.
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More in: Teens, Social Networking, Generations
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Media Mention
Robert Strohmeyer, Computerworld
May 20, 2009
That Boomers dramatically alter the social networks they adopt should come as no surprise, according to Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Internet & American Life Project, a think tank that studies Americans' online habits. "Boomers are the mainstream ...
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Presentation
May 10, 2009Lee Rainie
Lee Rainie's commencement address to graduates at Long Island University
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More in: Generations
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Beth DeFalco, Associated Press
Mar 11, 2009
When your 88-year-old grandfather sends a request to be your "friend" on Facebook, you have two choices: Either confirm it, then quickly take down all those party pictures you thought were so funny, or plan on never coming home for the holidays.
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More in: Social Networking, Generations
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Presentation
Feb 17, 2009Lee Rainie
This speech pulls together Pew Internet findings and analysis about how people get news and relate to news items in the digital age.
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More in: News, New Media Ecology, Broadband, Generations, Future of the Internet, Web 2.0
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Media Mention
Sarah Perez, ReadWriteWeb
Jan 30, 2009
According to Pew's research, Generation X is most likely to shop, bank, and look for health information online, but boomers are just as likely as Gen Y to make travel reservations online. Even the older Silent Generation is competitive when it comes ...
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More in: Generations, Digital Divide
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Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica
Jan 29, 2009
In fact, "older" folks (those over age 32) do a lot of things online more than the young 'uns do. Older users in general don't use the Internet as an entertainment source to the same extent that younger netizens do, instead using it primarily for com...
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Report
Jan 28, 2009Sydney Jones, Susannah Fox
Over half of the adult internet population is between 18 and 44 years old. But larger percentages of older generations are online now than in the past, and they are doing more activities online.
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More in: Generations, Digital Divide, Seniors, Teens, Email
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Presentation
Jan 28, 2009Sydney Jones, Susannah Fox
This is a series of charts related to the "Generations Online in 2009" report released on Jan. 28, 2009.
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More in: Generations, Digital Divide, Teens, Seniors, Banking, Blogs
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Sharon Jayson, USA Today
Jan 28, 2009
Teens and young adults seem to live online, but a new report by the Pew Research Center finds that other generations are catching up: Generation X primarily uses the Internet for shopping and banking; Baby Boomers for travel reservations; and the 70-...
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More in: Generations, Email, Banking, Shopping