Platforms & Services

There have been a few twists and turns in the eight-year history of Beliefnet.com, the faith-oriented web site. But the outlet, which recently captured a major National Magazine Award, has reinvented itself by trying to turn a potentially polarizing subject into an all-inclusive gathering place.

That's the percentage of U.S. adults who used the internet during the 2006 midterm election campaigns to get political news and information and to discuss the races through email. And the number of Americans using the internet as their main source of political material doubled since the last mid-term election, rivaling the number from the 2004 presidential election year.

37% of email users said spam had increased in their personal email accounts, up from 28% of email users who said that two years ago.

This presentation was made at the OECD's Workshop entitled: "The economic and social impacts of broadband communications: From ICT measurement to policy implications."

The main point of the recent congressional briefing panel was to stop the misinformation and obfuscation around the issue of online child victimization, and to focus on the facts and observations that had emerged from our collective research.

Looking for a way to get out its message in Iraq, the U.S. Multi-National Force Iraq has turned to You Tube and has found some success with users who have made the site one of this month’s most popular. The site aims to use footage shot by military personnel to give a fuller picture of Iraq, a spokesman says. PEJ examines the effort.

International fans of Pandora’s streaming online music service will have to deal with a rude awakening this week when the company is forced to disable accounts based outside of the U.S. due to licensing issues.

Half of all American adults are only occasional users of modern information gadgetry, while 8% are avid participants in all that digital life has to offer

This presentation addresses the following question: What does user behavior tell us about the right way for information providers to reach people? It does so by examining four propositions about what users value from the internet and online commun...

China's new online showcase for youthful, experimental creations.