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Statistics: News Audience Goes Online (Pew Research)

Contributed by Rick DeVan on May 13, 2011 at 9:29 am ET

Resource: News Audience Goes Online via Pew Research.

In 2010, the internet was the only news sector to see an increase in its audience.

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News organizations — old and new — still produce most of the content audiences consume. But each technological advance has added a new layer of complexity — and a new set of players — in connecting that content to consumers and advertisers.

Just my observation here… going online for news is much more effective than watching television news. I only needed to see the tornado hitting Tuscaloosa once to get the story and understand the impact. On television, I would have seen it thirty times in an hour. For me, at least, the repetition on television does not increase the impact. In fact, it may dull it.

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Readings: Technology Trends for First Responders (Pew Research)

Contributed by Rick DeVan on February 25, 2011 at 7:00 am ET

Resource: Midwest Disasters 2.0 – Technology Trends for First Responders at Pew Internet Research.

Midwest Disasters 2.0 – Technology Trends for First Responders

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More of a “viewing” than a “reading”, but you get the point.

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The Rise of Networked Individuals and Their Role in the Life of Entrepreneurs (Pew Research)

Contributed by Rick DeVan on January 19, 2011 at 9:52 am ET

The Rise of Networked Individuals and Their Role in the Life of Entrepreneurs

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Statistics: Paying for Content

Contributed by Rick DeVan on December 30, 2010 at 1:45 pm ET

Resource: Cash for Content Online via Pew Internet Research.

Nearly two-thirds of internet users (65%) have paid to download or access some kind of online content from the internet, ranging from music to games to news articles. Music, software, and apps are the most popular content that internet users have paid to access or download, although the range of paid online content is quite varied and widespread.

According to this survey, the typical user spends about $10.00 US per month for online content.

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