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Mar 11, 2011Susannah FoxWhite House Office of National AIDS Policy
Susannah Fox presented Pew Internet's latest research on peer-to-peer healthcare and mobile access.
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Research for generations has shown that men and women use media in different ways. Men and women are different in the activities they pursue online, the way they communicate, and the way they think about technology.
Lindsey Anderson, Washington Post
Jun 10, 2011
[...] Mary Madden, a senior research specialist with the Pew Internet and American Life Project, said that a memoir about pregnancy would offer personal details much like the ones shared online. Social media “collapse all of our personal networks in ...
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Mar 11, 2011Susannah Fox
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Oct 23, 2010Amanda Lenhart
Teens and adults use their cell phones to transmit and receive suggestive images - a practice often called "sexting." This talk outlines the demographics of who is sending and receiving these images and under what circumstances. Further, focus group ...
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Oct 8, 2009Amanda Lenhart
A look at the changes in demographics of social network users since 2005.
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Marisa Taylor, Wall Street Journal | Digits
Oct 7, 2009
When it comes to social-networking sites, women are more plugged in than men, according to data analysis by Brian Solis, president of Silicon Valley public-relations firm Future Works. [...] Aaron Smith, a research specialist at the Pew Internet an...
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Sep 10, 2009Amanda Lenhart
Representatives from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, the Pew Internet & American Life Project and the U.S. Internet Industry Association (USIIA) will discuss the new communities coming online in record numbers in the United State...
More in: Communities, Safety, Race and Ethnicity , Seniors, Teens, Women and Men
Delphine Schrank, Washington Post
Feb 17, 2009
Why did you leave your sandwich for the computer again?
Is this your brain, the male brain that is, on Google?
Recent research suggests that men and women use the Internet differently. The results strengthen stereotypes about men being more v...
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Jul 9, 2008Susannah Fox
Our latest data on the penetration of internet connections, cell phones, and home broadband are captured in three "thermometers" of access.
More in: Digital Divide, Email, Broadband, Race and Ethnicity , Women and Men
Aug 21, 2007Susannah Fox
Now proven beyond a reasonable doubt: Women are more likely than men to look for health information online.
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Apr 26, 2006Mary Madden
Internet penetration has now reached 73% for all American adults. Internet users note big improvements in their ability to shop and the way they pursue hobbies and personal interests online.
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