Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World

Internet and Technology

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    73% of Americans go online

    A new survey from the Pew Internet & American Life Project shows that 73% of American adults (age 18+) go online to use the internet or email.

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    When the Internet Doesn’t Work

    As many businesses try to push encounters away from the phone and to online tools, it can be annoying when the web sites don’t work as advertised.

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    Teens and technology

    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.

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    Blogs and health care

    Blogs are part of the bigger story about dramatic change in people’s information environments. This presentation on health-related blogs focuses on their implication for health providers in communicating with patients and caregivers.

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    Catch Walt Mossberg’s Act

    Walt Mossberg’s entertaining rant at the Anti-Spyware Coalition meeting was captured on video and is worth a listen.

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    Seniors, Youth & Privacy

    New analysis of our data & others indicates that younger people are more likely to take action to prevent identity fraud & spyware.

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    Seniors, Youth & Privacy

    New analysis of surveys conducted by the Pew Internet Project and the AARP indicate that younger people are more likely to take action to avoid software intrusions and to prevent identity fraud.

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    Online Dating

    There is now relatively broad public contact with the online dating world. Yet, dating sites are just one of many online avenues that facilitate romantic connections.