Internet and Technology Archives

reportOct 24, 2007

Online Games

Ed Castronova offers insights into the rise of virtual identities through online games and raises questions about the future of interpersonal communication.
presentationOct 19, 2007

Teens, Social Networking and Web 2.0

Pew Internet Project research on teenagers’ use of social networking applications explores the reasons why these sites are so popular and how they are changing communication patterns and expectations of connectivity among young library patrons.
reportOct 18, 2007

Broadband: What’s All the Fuss About?

The impacts of high-speed connections extend beyond access to information to active participation in the online commons
reportOct 17, 2007

Geezers Crashing the Facebook Party

According to local college students, there’s clearly something creepy and weird about the influx of adults “infiltrating” what were once the collegiate walls of Facebook.
reportOct 14, 2007

Teens and Online Stranger Contact

Girls, teens who post photos or profiles show an increased likelihood to be contacted by people with no connection to them or their friends. Girls are more likely to report contact that made them uncomfortable.
reportOct 14, 2007

Teenagers who create social networking profiles and post pictures online are more likely to receive contact from online strangers

Girls are more likely than boys to have unwanted encounters
reportOct 11, 2007

Doctor-directed Health Resources

University of Wisconsin researchers have found that breast cancer patients seemed to benefit from being directed to doctor-approved health information online.
reportOct 10, 2007

The Digital Health Revolution

If you really want to get into the topic of how the internet is changing health care, check out Fard Johnmar’s new show, The Digital Health Revolution.
reportOct 8, 2007

Just half of adults with chronic conditions use the internet

Once online, they are avid consumers of health information
reportOct 8, 2007

E-patients With a Disability or Chronic Disease

Just half of adults with chronic conditions use the internet; but once online, they are avid consumers of health information.

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Teenagers who create social networking profiles and post pictures online are more likely to receive contact from online strangers

Doctor-directed Health Resources

The Digital Health Revolution

Just half of adults with chronic conditions use the internet