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    Keeping tabs on our Google twins

    A recent New York Times article suggests another reason why people are motivated to search for content connected to their names online: to check up on how their “Google twins” are doing from time to time.

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    Teens and Privacy Story on NPR

    Pew Internet Project researcher Mary Madden recently appeared on “All Things Considered” to discuss teens, social networking and privacy choices online.

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    “Self-literacy” in the information age

    Over time, we may change the way we think about the persistence of the information we share in public and semi-public spaces. But at the moment, many adults are blissfully unaware of even the most basic information that might be found through a si…

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    Digital Footprints

    In the era of Web 2.0, individuals and organizations have gone beyond simply being findable to being intimately knowable. These digital footprints are blazing trails and stirring up issues about how we manage our own online identities and those of…

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    Online Shopping: Frictions, Frustrations, and Fixes

    Most internet users view online shopping as convenient and a time-saver. At the same time, they worry about the security of sending their credit card information over the internet.

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    Privacy Implications of Fast, Mobile Internet Access

    Many Americans are jumping into the participatory Web without considering all the implications. If nothing really bad has happened to someone, they tend neither to worry about their personal information nor to take steps to limit the amount of infor…

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    Erase me…wait, don’t erase me!

    Recent events have highlighted an interesting set of consequences connected to the persistent presence many of us enjoy online.

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    Online Shopping

    Most online Americans view online shopping as a way to save time and a convenient way to buy products, but most also express discomfort about sending personal or credit card information over the internet

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    Information Searches That Solve Problems

    There are several major findings in this report. One is this: For help with a variety of common problems, more people turn to the internet than consult experts or family members to provide information and resources.

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    Have you googled yourself today?

    The practice of “googling” someone is becoming more widespread in today’s search engine-driven world.