From Pew Internet: A late 2012 survey by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project shows that young adults are more likely than others to use major social media. At the same time, other groups are interested in different sites and services. Internet users under 50 are particularly likely to use a social [...]
New Statistics: Older Adults and Internet Use, 53% of U.S. Seniors Now Using Net or Email
Filed by on June 6, 2012
Released today by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. From the Overview: As of April 2012, 53% of American adults age 65 and older use the internet or email. Though these adults are still less likely than all other age groups to use the internet, the latest data represent the first time that half [...]
New Report from Pew Internet: Teens, Smartphones & Texting
Filed by on March 19, 2012
From the Overview Page: Teens are fervent communicators. Straddling childhood and adulthood, they communicate frequently with a variety of important people in their lives: friends and peers, parents, teachers, coaches, bosses, and a myriad of other adults and institutions. This report examines the tools teens use to communicate, with a particular focus on mobile devices, [...]
New Report from Pew Internet: The Internet As a Diversion and Destination
Filed by on December 2, 2011
This new report was written by Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project Overview Direct to Complete Report (HTML Version) Primary Findings Americans are increasingly going online just for fun and to pass the time. On any given day, 53% of all the young adults ages 18-29 go online [...]
New Report from Pew Internet: How People Learn About Their Local Community
Filed by on September 26, 2011
Title: How People Learn About Their Local Community ||| (PDF Version) by: Tom Rosenstiel, Amy Mitchell, Kristen Purcell, Lee Rainie Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project Direct to Interactive Chart: What Sources Do People Rely on MOST For Information About… From the Report Overview: Contrary to much of the conventional understanding of how people [...]
"LifeTime Library Thought to be the First Nationwide" (UNC Chapel Hill)
Filed by on September 15, 2011
