Topic: Pew Internet & American Life Project
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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The vast majority of Americans watch videos online
Pew found adults 18-29 years old continue to be the heaviest consumers of online video.
06/03/2010 04:42 pm -
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.
03/04/2010 07:59 pm -
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?
02/23/2010 04:21 pm -
Why steal music when you can stream it?
Illegal file-sharing is down, perhaps because it’s easier to get music legally now.
08/21/2009 01:00 am -
Horizons FTC to patrol bloggers who receive gifts from companies
06/22/2009 01:00 am -
Horizons Tired of the Internet? Hey, you're in good company.
06/10/2009 01:00 am -
The Vote Internet became dominant force in 2008 election
04/15/2009 01:00 am -
Horizons Chinese flock to Internet, despite government censors
01/14/2009 12:00 am -
For news industry, troubles only accelerate
The Tribune Company's bankruptcy may signal a trend toward a new kind of newspaper journalism.
12/10/2008 12:00 am -
Horizons Video games grow up
12/09/2008 12:00 am -
Cellphones and Internet help us stay in touch, not necessarily connected
Column: Pew study shows families lean heavily on tech tools.
10/26/2008 01:00 am -
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.
09/05/2008 01:00 am -
The next phase of libraries rolls into town
09/05/2008 01:00 am -
Web’s effect on politics: big bucks, big turnout, and big scandals
Campaigns reach into the online cookie jar – for better or worse
06/18/2008 01:00 am -
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05/20/2008 01:00 am
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