Social Ties and Obesity
Loved ones not only influence your choice of school, car, or housing -- they might influence your choices about smoking, exercise, and food, even if they live hundreds of miles away.
Loved ones not only influence your choice of school, car, or housing -- they might influence your choices about smoking, exercise, and food, even if they live hundreds of miles away.
View a recap of Monday's presidential debate.
The growing adoption of broadband combined with a dramatic push by content providers to promote online video has helped to pave the way for mainstream audiences to embrace online video viewing. Fifty-seven percent of online adults have used the inter...
Tuesday night's Democratic debate was widely anticipated for its groundbreaking format. Candidates took on a host of issues asked by citizens via YouTube videos; what follows is an analysis of the format and major themes of the debate as compared with public opinion data.
Expert perspectives on "second screen experiences" at a Web Managers Roundtable.
There is a new entry in Beijing's 2008 Olympic Games: the internet.
MP3s, dishwashers, can openers, and Twitter are examples of "good enough" technologies.
This presentation contains charts on trends in home broadband adoption, focusing on the 2005 to 2007 timeframe.
From blogs on world health care to public radio's The World, there were many interpretations of last week's report on China's internet population.
A recent Minnesota Public Radio show on social networking sites and teens should be of special interest to parents, educators, researchers and anyone interested in the way digital communication is shaping the lives of young people.
Roughly four-in-ten Americans have experienced online harassment. Growing shares face more severe online abuse such as sexual harassment or stalking.
Two-thirds of parents in the U.S. say parenting is harder today than it was 20 years ago, with many citing technologies, like social media or smartphones, as a reason.
From distractions to jealousy, how Americans navigate cellphones and social media in their romantic relationships.
Majorities of U.S. adults believe their personal data is less secure now, that data collection poses more risks than benefits, and that it is not possible to go through daily life without being tracked.