http://www.pewinternet.org/ The Pew Internet and American Life Project aims to be an authoritative source for timely information on the Internet's growth and societal impact, through research that is scrupulously impartial. webmaster@pewinternet.org http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PewInternetAndAmericanLifeProjectFrontPage/~3/fRB-nh--0xA/report_display.asp As of December 2008, 11% of online American adults said they used a service like Twitter or another service that allowed them to share updates about themselves or to see the updates of others]]> Online Activities and Pursuits 2009-02-12 http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/276/source/rss/report_display.asp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PewInternetAndAmericanLifeProjectFrontPage/~3/YazFCWnclBQ/report_display.asp Over half of the adult internet population is between 18 and 44 years old. But larger percentages of older generations are online now than in the past, and they are doing more activities online, according to surveys taken from 2006-2008.]]> Demographics 2009-01-28 http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/275/source/rss/report_display.asp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PewInternetAndAmericanLifeProjectFrontPage/~3/uc6yB46mhq0/report_display.asp Investment in broadband has become part of the broader discussion about President Obama's economic stimulus package. How easy will it be to increase the pool of broadband subscribers or to encourage existing ones to upgrade their connection speeds? ]]> Internet Evolution 2009-01-21 http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/273/source/rss/report_display.asp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PewInternetAndAmericanLifeProjectFrontPage/~3/5Cq7Y3xwhxM/report_display.asp The share of adult internet users who have a profile on an online social network site has more than quadrupled in the past four years -- from 8% in 2005 to 35% now, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project's December 2008 tracking survey. ]]> Online Activities and Pursuits 2009-01-14 http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/272/source/rss/report_display.asp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PewInternetAndAmericanLifeProjectFrontPage/~3/5OAwlCyaDpI/report_display.asp Voters expect that the level of public engagement they experienced with Barack Obama during the campaign, much of it occurring online, will continue into the early period of his new administration. A majority of Obama voters expect to carry on efforts to support his policies and try to persuade others to back his initiatives in the coming year; a substantial number expect to hear directly from Obama and his team; and a notable cohort say they have followed the transition online.]]> Public Policy 2008-12-30 http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/271/source/rss/report_display.asp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PewInternetAndAmericanLifeProjectFrontPage/~3/YsBj4kLm6Ss/report_display.asp A survey of experts shows they expect major tech advances as the phone becomes a primary device for online access, voice-recognition improves, and the structure of the Internet itself improves. They disagree about whether this will lead to more social tolerance, more forgiving human relations, or better home lives. ]]> Internet Evolution 2008-12-14 http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/270/source/rss/report_display.asp