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How people get local news and information in different communities
Sep 26, 2012Carolyn Miller, Lee Rainie, Kristen Purcell, Amy Mitchell, Tom Rosenstiel
Depending on the topic, urban residents are more likely to use mobile and online sources; suburbanites are most heavily into social media; and rural residents are more inclined to word of mouth sources
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The impact of the internet on users' social relations has been a topic of considerable debate during the life of the Project. We have explored this vital topic in a number of ways.

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The Internet’s Growing Role in Life’s Major Moments
Apr 19, 2006John Horrigan, Lee Rainie
60 million Americans say that the internet helped them make big decisions or negotiate their way through major episodes in their lives.
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A better connection
Michael Hill, The Baltimore Sun
Mar 5, 2006
“Back when personal computers first started to appear, there were predictions that we were witnessing the dawning of yet another Age of Aquarius.

Maybe it was the fledgling computer industry's proximity to San Francisco that caused many early proponen...
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Social Nets Study has Marketing Lessons
Nanette Pietroforte , iMedia Connection
Feb 17, 2006
"The Pew Internet & American Life Project recently released a report, "The Strength of Internet Ties," about how the internet improves Americans' ability to sustain their social networks and the benefits when they solicit help from those networks....
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Surfing for Fun
Feb 15, 2006Deborah Fallows
About 40 million Americans were browsing the web just for fun or to pass the time on a typical day in December 2005.
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The Strength of Internet Ties
Jan 25, 2006Lee Rainie, John Horrigan, Barry Wellman, Jeffrey Boase
The internet helps maintain people's social networks, and connects them to members of their social network when they need help. 60 million Americans have turned to the internet for help with major life decisions.
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2005

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Americans head for web to find hurricane information
The Associated Press, USA Today
Nov 24, 2005
"More than half of U.S. Internet users went online for news and information about Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the vast majority having visited the websites of traditional news organizations such as CNN and MSNBC, a study finds. Of the Americans wh...
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Online sports fantasy leagues
Jun 17, 2005Lee Rainie
One in 12 adult American internet users participates in sports fantasy leagues online.
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How the internet has woven itself into American life
Jan 25, 2005Lee Rainie, John Horrigan
Widespread adoption of the internet in the past decade has had some dramatic impacts on people's communication patterns and the way they seek information.
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February-March 2004 Social Ties
Mar 17, 2004
This data set includes questions about the internet and social ties and relationships.
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2003

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More people log on for news, opinion
Chris Seper, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Apr 2, 2003
Three-quarters of the American adults online have used the Internet in connection with the war, according to the report, "The Internet and the Iraq War" by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Just as many are using e-mail to talk about the war ...
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