Internet & Technology

Is "peer-to-peer healthcare" an idea whose time has come? Evidence and recent examples.

Far more young adults are able to identify the founder of Facebook (63%) than name the speaker of the House (21%).

Senior Research Specialist Aaron Smith will discuss “Emerging Trends in E-Government” on a panel at the Digital Citizen Satisfaction Summit in Washington, DC.

The online conversation about health is being driven forward by two forces: 1) the availability of social tools and 2) the motivation, especially among people living with chronic conditions, to connect with each other.

The future of the journalism relies heavily on understanding the ways people consume news online. But mastering that information is challenging. Behavior is changing quickly, and the metrics can be elusive and even contradictory. In a new study, PEJ examines Nielsen data from the top 25 most popular news sites to offer insights about how people get to news sites; what they do once there and where they go when they leave.

Lee Rainie discusses how libraries can be actors in building and participating in social networks through their use of social media and through delivering their time-tested — and trusted — services to their patrons.

Lee Rainie discusses e-patients and their online behavior

Susannah Fox presented the Project's latest findings on how mobile access is affecting health and health care.

Pew Internet trends in cell phone ownership, usage and attitudes.

Summary of research findings from Pew Internet's 2010 post-election survey.