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11/16/2008 | 
Memo | John Horrigan Sydney Jones
Half (48%) of tech users need help from others in getting new devices and services to work, and many experience tech outages when there is a glitch with their home internet connection, computer, or cell phone. Coping with these failures is a hassle for many tech users and helps to distance them from technology use.
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10/19/2008 | 
Report | Tracy L.M. Kennedy Aaron Smith Amy Tracy Wells Barry Wellman
The internet and cell phones have become central components of modern family life. Among all household types, the traditional nuclear family has the highest rate of technology usage and ownership.
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9/24/2008 | Report | Mary Madden Sydney Jones
The majority of employed adults (62%) use the internet or email at their job, and many have cell phones and Blackberries that keep them connected even when they are not at work.
Working Americans express mixed views about the impact of technology on their work lives. On the one hand, they cite the benefits of increased connectivity and flexibility that the internet and all of their various gadgets afford them at work. On the other hand, many workers say these tools have added stress and new demands to their lives.
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9/16/2008 | Report | Amanda Lenhart Joseph Kahne Ellen Middaugh Alexandra Rankin Macgill Chris Evans Jessica Vitak
The first national survey of its kind finds that virtually all American teens play computer, console, or cell phone games and that the gaming experience is rich and varied, with a significant amount of social interaction and potential for civic engagement.
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Use of Cloud Computing Applications and Services
9/12/2008 | Memo | John Horrigan
Some 69% of online Americans use webmail services, store data online, or use software programs such as word processing applications whose functionality is located on the web. Online users who take advantage of cloud applications say they like the convenience and flexibility they enable. However, their message to providers of such services is: Let's keep the data between us.
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8/28/2008 | Memo | Mary Madden Sydney Jones
As gadgets with digital audio capability proliferate, podcast downloading continues to increase. Currently, 19% of all internet users say they have downloaded a podcast so they could listen to it or view it later.
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8/27/2008 | Memo | Constance Ledoux Book Janna Anderson Lee Rainie
A survey at the first global Internet Governance Forum shows activists' want an online Bill of Rights and more competition among service providers.
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The Engaged E-patient Population
8/26/2008 | Memo | Susannah Fox
People turn to the internet for health information when the stakes are high and the connection fast.
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8/6/2008 | Memo | Deborah Fallows
The percentage of internet users who use search engines on a typical day has been steadily rising from about one-third of all users in 2002, to a new high of just under one-half (49%).
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7/2/2008 | Report | John Horrigan
Some 55% of all adult Americans now have a high-speed internet connection
at home. The percentage of Americans with broadband at home has grown from 47% in early 2007.
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