Topic: Pew Internet & American Life Project

Modern Parenthood
Bully study hype? Do 80% in high school really see bullying weekly?

The anti-bullying movement got an injection of new, shocking statistics to work with in a dosomething.org online survey that suggests 80 percent of high school students see bullying incidents each week. But considering the uncertainties of what bullying really is, this may not be a fair snapshot of the life of American teens.

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.

Modern Parenthood
Video chat gaining in popularity among teenagers, study shows

Video chat is gaining in popularity among teenagers, a new study from the Pew Internet Project shows. Chatting via Facebook, Skype and other social network tools is becoming an important way for friends and families to stay connected.

Chapter & Verse
E-book revolution: We're reading more than ever

A study by the Pew Internet Project finds that consumers who use e-readers are buying more books.

Chapter & Verse
In an age of Kindles, Harcourt Bindery sticks to tried-and-true book methods

The Charlestown, Mass., bindery still makes books by hand, using a 19th-century production model.

The vast majority of Americans watch videos online

Pew found adults 18-29 years old continue to be the heaviest consumers of online video.

Horizons
Twitter tops 10 billion tweets

It took more than three years for Twitter to reach 10 billion tweets. But thanks to rapid growth, 20 billion doesn't seem too far away.

Horizons
Twitter users post 600 tweets per second

Twitter sees 50 million tweets a day. But how many Twitter users are in it for the long haul?

Why steal music when you can stream it?

Illegal file-sharing is down, perhaps because it’s easier to get music legally now.

Horizons
FTC to patrol bloggers who receive gifts from companies

Horizons
Tired of the Internet? Hey, you're in good company.

The Vote
Internet became dominant force in 2008 election

Horizons
Chinese flock to Internet, despite government censors

For news industry, troubles only accelerate

The Tribune Company's bankruptcy may signal a trend toward a new kind of newspaper journalism.

Horizons
Video games grow up

Cellphones and Internet help us stay in touch, not necessarily connected

Column: Pew study shows families lean heavily on tech tools.

How to download free books, music, and movies from local libraries

Bookmobile teaches people ways to digitally tap into the next phase of book lending.

The next phase of libraries rolls into town

Web’s effect on politics: big bucks, big turnout, and big scandals

Campaigns reach into the online cookie jar – for better or worse

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