short reads | Dec 2, 2013

What happens to your digital life after death?

It’s a question not many consider given how embedded the internet is in their lives. The typical web user has 25 online accounts, ranging from email to social media profiles and bank accounts, according to a 2007 study from Microsoft. But families, companies and legislators are just starting to sort out who owns and has access to these accounts after someone has died.

short reads | Nov 29, 2013

7 things to know about offline Americans

The Pew Research Center recently reported that 15% of American adults are not internet users. Here are some lesser-known things that we found when in exploring offline Americans and their lives.

short reads | Nov 27, 2013

5 facts about turkeys

Americans are producing fewer but bigger turkeys, and as domestic consumption falls more of the birds are heading overseas.

short reads | Nov 27, 2013

The links between education, marriage and parenting

New data released this week from the U.S. Census Bureau reaffirm the strong linkage between educational attainment and the marital status and living arrangements of parents of minor children

short reads | Nov 27, 2013

Chart of the Week: A minute on the Internet

Keeping up with what people do online is no easy task — just ask the researchers in our Internet Project. Nor is it much easier for those seeking ways to make money off online activities — they’re changing almost too fast to keep up with. But the folks at Quartz, the  business-news site from Atlantic […]

report | Nov 27, 2013

Marriage and College

This links to a FactTank posting about recently released Census Bureau data on the living arrangements of parents by educational attainment.

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