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New Study on Americans' Expectations of the Net

Posted by michael on from the lowered-expectations dept.

radicalsubversiv writes "A new study from the Pew Internet & American Life Project reports on Americans' expectations about finding information on the Internet. The (unsurprising) results reveal that large portions of the public go to the net first for many kinds of information. '16 percent of the nonusers say they would turn to the Internet first the next time they need health care and government information.' AP story summarizing the results; and the actual report in PDF format."

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  1. Not mentioned in the article... by Kierthos · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...while 100% of those Americans asked said they expect to find pr0n on the Internet, even when they're not looking for it.

    Kierthos

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  2. A study released Sunday by caluml · · Score: 4, Funny

    A study released Sunday...?

    I didn't realise Sunday was being held by study.
    (Brits will get it.)

    Mod away. There are more important things in life than karma. Hey, that makes a good sig...

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  3. I read this in the news recently by tenjah · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is a very funny piece of investigative journalism people.
    Americans annoyed by "all this international shit" on the internet
    This is the article that I thing the original poster meant to link to.

  4. Too much reliance by rbolkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    About three years ago I was stranded in an airport. I knew some people in the area that could've helped me out, but I couldn't recall their phone number.

    So, I then went to the information desk in search of an internet connection I could use to find their phone number. The desk didn't have access available.

    A few moments of silence passed, and the lady asked me if a phone book would do.

    (Kicker to the story, my friends number was busy because they were using the phone line for AOL).

  5. I post on Slashdot for a living by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    For a while my parents didn't understand. "But you're not making anything, not doing anything!" they would say. Sheesh.

    Then I showed them all my karma, and of course they changed their tune real quick! Nowadays every time I post a "5, Insightful" my mom prints it out and sticks it on the fridge with a magnet. Then we have a cake with a big "5" candle on it to celebrate.

    My dad says if I keep it up, I might get a Slashdot account with a low UID off of Ebay for my birthday. I was hoping to get one for Christmas! Explaining the karma cap to old people isn't easy. My dad insists it's a form of socialism.