Tag: PEW

While some say the rise of Web sites such as Google and Wikipedia are leading to a dumbing down of America, the results of a recent poll suggest all these fancy Internets are in fact enabling people to be more well-informed, especially when it comes to politics. The Pew Internet and American Life Project says that many Americans are rejecting the simple sound-byte style of modern political ...

The Pew Internet and American Life Project has been mighty busy as of late. Hot on the heels of its study that revealed that people like to Google themselves, but like to Google others even more is a fresh batch of stats about how teenagers communicate. The survey of 12 to 17 year old boys and girls turned up some shocking information -- teens still prefer a good old-fashioned landline phone to ...

The Internet has turned us all into a bunch of stalkers. Don't believe us? Then check out this poll from the Pew Internet research center. The same report that found that most American's hadn't Googled themselves reveals, by contrast, that a majority has Googled a friend or family member. Why Google someone else? Well, many (36 percent) said that they searched for a friend they had lost touch ...

The Pew Internet and American Life Project, a division of the politically ubiquitous Pew Research Center, released a report on how the American public uses technology. The study divides us into three major groups with some interesting results: Elite users, who rely on technology for everyday life and are most likely to utilize social, "Web 2.0" sites such as MySpace and YouTube. ...