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    The internet and the 2004 election

    WASHINGTON – The internet became an essential part of American politics in 2004. Fully 75 million Americans – 37% of the adult population and 61% of online Americans – used the internet to get political news and information, discuss candidates and debate issues in emails, or participate directly in the political process by volunteering or […]

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    Search Queries About Social Security

    A recent PIP report found that on any given day 38 million Americans consult a search engine. So it stands to reason that, as the national debate about Social Security continues, internet users may turn to search engines for links to sites that m…

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    Call for Papers: Telecommunications Policy Research Conference

    The deadline is March 31, 2005 to submit a paper proposal for this Fall’s 33rd Annual Telecommunications Policy Research Conference. TPRC is a prestigious gathering of academics and policymakers discussing contemporary telecom policy issues and re…

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    It’s Never Too Early to Think About 2008

    Even though we are less than three months removed from the beginning of President Bush’s second term, political activists are already thinking about the presidential election of 2008.

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    Men, Women, and Money

    Our November 2004 telephone survey brought some interesting data about women, men, and financial activities online.

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    Napster DRM workaround

    Reuters ran a story last week about an unauthorized software “patch” that enables Napster subscribers to convert the protected WMA files they lease to WAV files that can then be permanently burned to a CD.

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    The advent of spim

    Nearly 17 million instant message users have received spim — unsolicited commercial messages that are the IM equivalent of spam.