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Internet and Technology

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    Email is now a main channel for politics

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 20) – Email has become an increasingly popular and potent tool for political communication in America. Two-thirds of politically engaged Internet users during the 2002 election cycle sent or received email related to the campaign. But campaigners said they had more success using the Net to communicate with the press than with […]

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    Holidays Online 2002

    More than three-quarters of Internet users went online this season for some kind of holiday activity. For many email was vital for planning gatherings or sending greetings. Online holiday shopping was up slightly from the previous year.

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    The holidays online – 2002

    WASHINGTON – More than three quarters of the nation’s Internet users (78%) did some form of holiday activity via email and the Web this holiday season. They used email to socialize and arrange holiday gatherings, reconnect with old friends, and plan religious activities. They browsed online malls and bought gifts in higher numbers than last […]

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    The Internet and Campaign 2002

    WASHINGTON — More Americans used the Internet to get news on the 2002 elections than during the last midterm campaign four years ago. Much of this increase has come from the overall growth of the online population, but a higher proportion of Internet users sought election news than did so four years ago (22% now, […]

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    Most Americans expect to find what they are looking for online in news, health care, government information, and shopping

    WASHINGTON—The growing ranks of experienced Internet users as well as the deepening reach of the Internet into all aspects of American culture has raised all Americans’ expectations about what is available online. New research from the Pew Internet and American Life Project finds that most Internet users (80%) and many non-users (about 40%) expect that […]