Susannah Fox

One in five adults in this country are disconnected from the just-in-time information source that the internet has become for many people.

Most internet users start at a search engine when looking for health information online. Very few check the source and date of the information they find.

“Web 2.0” has become a catch-all buzzword; the Pew Internet Project and Hitwise provide data to put it in perspective.

Three perspectives on measuring online traffic.

A company bought 10 phones on eBay and then "resurrected" information on them.

E-patients have a huge appetite for high-quality, relevant content.

48% of internet users said they have stopped visiting certain Web sites that they fear might deposit unwanted programs – and that was before Google started warning people about wandering into unsafe territory.

The online version of the Blogger Callback Survey allows some space for written answers, in addition to multiple-choice responses.

A national phone survey of bloggers finds that most are focused on describing their personal experiences to a relatively small audience of readers.

Is there a "confidant crisis" or just a new set of data to be taken into account?