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Jan 28, 2009Sydney Jones, Susannah FoxPew Research Center
This is a series of charts related to the "Generations Online in 2009" report released on Jan. 28, 2009.
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There are distinct differences among the seven groups we survey, from teens (ages 12-17) through the G.I. Generation (age 73+).
Jan 28, 2009
Contrary to the image of Generation Y as the "Net Generation," internet users in their 20s do not dominate every aspect of online life. Generation X is the most likely group to bank, shop, and look for health information online.
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Jan 10, 2009Lee Rainie
This presentation contains data about how Baby Boomers use the internet. It charts the rise of broadband, wireless connections, and a variety of internet activities, including e-commerce.
More in: Generations, Shopping, Broadband, Mobile
Jan 9, 2009Lee Rainie
This presentation pulls together the latest Pew Internet data about how teens use the internet, their cell phones, and other technology. It explores how the world of digital natives is different from their predecessors.
More in: Teens, Generations
Dec 30, 2007Lee Rainie, Leigh Estabrook, Evans Witt
There are several major findings in this report. One is this: For help with a variety of common problems, more people turn to the internet than consult experts or family members to provide information and resources.
More in: Libraries, Health, Decision Making, Government, Education, Generations
Mar 16, 2007Mary Madden
This presentation highlights recent Pew Internet Project research with a special focus on the adoption of social media applications among teenagers and adults in the U.S.
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Sep 28, 2006Lee Rainie
Young workers who have grown up with the internet, cell phones, video games, iPods, and digital cameras are different from their elders. Those who are now hiring the young "digital natives" need to know how their new world has shaped their behavior a...
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Jun 7, 2006Lee Rainie
This speech describes how the internet is forcing change in learnnig and work environments, as well as how people are using digital media in different ways from the past.
More in: New Media Ecology, Education, Work, Generations, Technology User Types
Hiawatha Bray, The Boston Globe
Apr 1, 2006
As more members of the baby boom generation near retirement, experts foresee a surging number of older Internet users... But experts say there's a shortage of Internet resources tailored to the needs and interests of older people. Fox noted that many...
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Michel Marriott, The New York Times
Mar 31, 2006
The sharpest growth in Internet access and use is among young people. But blacks and other members of minorities of various ages are also merging onto the digital information highway as never before. According to a Pew national survey of people 18...
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Mar 23, 2006Lee Rainie
This is a discussion of the eight realities of technology and social experience that are shaping the world of today's teens and twenty-somethings.
More in: Teens, Education, Gaming, Libraries, Generations, Future of the Internet, New Media Ecology
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