Mobile, Social Health
Internet penetration, mobile use, the social life of health information -- and how it fits in with the National Library of Medicine's strategy.
Internet penetration, mobile use, the social life of health information -- and how it fits in with the National Library of Medicine's strategy.
The internet gives citizens new paths to government services and information.
Kristen Purcell will speak at the the Fred Rogers Center's Fred Forward Conference about recent research on teens' online activities.
64% of Latino adults ages 18 and older used the internet in 2008, compared with 54% of Latinos in 2006.
Just as in offline politics, the well-off and well-educated are especially likely to participate in online activities that mirror offline forms of engagement. But there are hints that social media may alter this pattern.
Wireless connectivity has drawn many users more deeply into digital life.
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.
This is a series of charts related to the "Generations Online in 2009" report released on Jan. 28, 2009.
Investment in broadband has become part of the broader discussion about President Obama's economic stimulus package. How easy will it be to increase the pool of broadband subscribers or to encourage existing ones to upgrade their connection speeds?
A New York Times article,That Digital Divide, Bridged in a Classroom, features our August 2008 data on computer usage, which tracks with our f...