Lee Rainie Broadband adoption | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project ... - 1 views
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Lorri Mon on 04 Oct 11Nov 15, 2010 from slides: 93% of teens 12-17 are using Internet, 79% of adults 18 and over. 66% of homes have broadband; 70% of urban & suburban homes, but only 50% of rural homes. 2/3 of online adults and 3/4 of online teens are content creators. 50% of adults customize digital info flows (RSS feeds, etc.) Less likely to have broadband: high school education or less, senior citizen, rural resident, disabled, Arican-american. 85% of adults own cell phones. 2/3 of adults and 3/4 of teens use the cloud. 34% of Americans used Internet on a cell. 21% of American adults are not online. 1/3 of Americans used library computers in 2009: 40% seeking jobs/careers, 42% used it for education (homework, classes, degree prep) and 37% for health/wellness research on disease, diet, nutrition, doctors. "Those with a chronic disease are especially likely to reach out for support online." "Social media bridges generational gaps and provides a shared space for interaction."
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Miki Wolfe on 12 Oct 11*does use of Broadband correlate to use of social networks? (i.e. type and frequency?) *w/ the advent of wide-spread broadband availability, the consumers become the creators *as people can access anytime and anywhere, how does the library remain relevant in the online world? How to be sure the wide variety of library's population is represented in the online experience? *diverse networks more segmented and layered *social media can bridge generation gaps between seniors and younger users