Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World

Internet and Technology

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    Is Eleanor Rigby Online?

    A review of data from the U.S., UK, and Australia finds that the internet has the potential to bring isolated seniors into closer contact with the wired world.

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    The Future of TV

    Lee Rainie appeared on The Diane Rehm Show on NPR on January 12, 2006, speaking about the future of TV.

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    How Women and Men Use the Internet

    Men continue to pursue many internet activities more intensively than women. At the same time, trend data show that women are catching up in overall use and are framing their online experience with a greater emphasis on deepening connections with peo…

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    Women are catching up to men in most measures of online life

    Washington – A wide-ranging look at the way American women and men use the internet shows that men continue to pursue many internet activities more intensively than women, and that men are still first out of the blocks in trying the latest technologies. At the same time, there are trends showing that women are catching […]

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    Online Photo Services

    The holiday season is upon us again, and with it comes the annual flurry of photo-taking and sharing among family and friends.

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    Data Update

    If you’re a regular internet activity tracker, you’ll be interested to know that we’ve updated the internet activities lists and demographics table on our website to reflect the new data gathered from our latest survey.

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    17% of internet users – about 25 million people — have sold something online

    WASHINGTON – Millions of internet users are forsaking yard sales and the local dump for the prospect of selling their hand-me-downs and unwanted gear online. About 1 in 6 internet-using adults have sold something online. The move to online transactions not only has been a boon to people trying to clear out their attics, but […]