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Twitter-esque Blippy asks, `What are you buying?'

Rachel Metz, Associated Press

Feb 19, 2010

By asking what's happening or what's on our minds, Facebook and Twitter have prodded people to broadcast just about anything, from what they ate for lunch to what movie they're going to see. Now a new site wants to unearth more - by asking people to ...

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Logging on in Tough Times

Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine

Sep 1, 2009

The Internet is many things to many people. Some use it for entertainment, others for information, and some even to find true love. But in the grips of an economic recession, an increasing number of people are using the Web for help and support. That...

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Consumers Find a Friend in the Internet

Cecily Hall, Women’s Wear Daily

Aug 19, 2009

A new study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project said 69 percent of adults in the U.S. have logged onto the Web for information about bargains, jobs, housing and government benefits, among other things.

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Ten years ago,...

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Craigslist Fuels Online Classified-Ad Surge

Douglas MacMillan, Business Week

May 22, 2009

Use of online classified ads is surging, thanks mainly to Craigslist. Almost half of all adults who use the Internet in the U.S. now rely on classified sites, according to a study released May 22 by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. That numb...

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Online Classifieds

May 22, 2009Sydney Jones

The number of online adults who use classified ads websites, such as Craigslist, more than doubled from 2005 to 2009.

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Online classified use soaring in US: Pew survey

AFP

May 22, 2009

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Struggling US newspaper publishers are painfully aware of it but a survey released on Friday found that the use of online classified advertisement sites such as Craigslist is soaring.

The number of Web-connected US adults who us...

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From business to entertainment: What different generations do online

Sharon Jayson, USA Today

Jan 28, 2009

Teens and young adults seem to live online, but a new report by the Pew Research Center finds that other generations are catching up: Generation X primarily uses the Internet for shopping and banking; Baby Boomers for travel reservations; and the 70-...

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Baby Boomers and the internet

Jan 10, 2009Lee Rainie

This presentation contains data about how Baby Boomers use the internet. It charts the rise of broadband, wireless connections, and a variety of internet activities, including e-commerce.

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Study says consumers look, don't buy, online

Liz F. Kay, The Baltimore Sun

May 19, 2008

"Forget the hype about online shopping. Americans may use the Internet to research their purchases - but the information they find there doesn't necessarily clinch the deal.

And when it comes to actually laying out cash, most prefer doing it in person...

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Pew: Web Not Key To Final Buying Decisions

Mark Walsh, MediaPost Publications

May 19, 2008

"While the Internet has become a key information source for researching products, it doesn't have a major impact on consumers' final purchases, according to a new study.

Findings from the Pew Internet & American Life Project survey that track buying h...

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