Topic: Lee Rainie
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Progress Watch
Got broadband? Access now extends to 94 percent of Americans.Every year, Internet access via broadband becomes available to millions more Americans, up from 92 percent last year to 94 percent, a recent report shows. Rural and tribal areas are the outliers.
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As IPO nears, millions of users still opt out of Facebook
Even though many avoid the service, the 900 million users it does have are a key part of its value.
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Facebook IPO: Who's resisting Facebook and why
Four of every 10 Americans are not on Facebook. Will more join or has US growth peaked? Facebook IPO investors want to know: Can the resisters be persuaded to join the social network?
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Chapter & Verse
E-book revolution: We're reading more than everA study by the Pew Internet Project finds that consumers who use e-readers are buying more books.
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Horizons
Kindle Fire drives tablet ownership numbers up, up, upAmazon Kindle Fire helped tablet ownership in America nearly double in less than a month, according to a new Pew report.
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Teacher suspended for Facebook post: called kids future criminals, parents say
The New Jersey teacher is the second this year to be involved in a controversy over a post on Facebook. Experts say cases like this are multiplying.
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Republicans now as nimble as Democrats on social media, study finds
Democrats had the edge in use of social media in the 2008 election campaign, but Republicans caught up in 2010, a new report finds. Political 'friending,' tweeting now common in both parties.
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The Entrepreneurial Mind
Can you listen to five voices at once?As social media attacks from all sides, entrepreneurs struggle to get their message through.
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Rutgers student death: Has Digital Age made students callous?
Some observers believe that today's media environment is desensitizing young people to the hurtful effects of their actions. The case of a Rutgers student death is renewing scrutiny of this issue.
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Horizons
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For news industry, troubles only accelerate
The Tribune Company's bankruptcy may signal a trend toward a new kind of newspaper journalism.
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