Statistics & Trends

Articles

• Children Online: Getting Younger and Continuing to Take Risks – Findings from a study by Rochester Institute of Technology.
• Children, Pornography, and the Internet – Even as more children log in, the Internet increasingly becomes a popular source for adult-only content.
• How Much of a Threat is Identity Theft? – New research shows that you have a much greater risk of having your identity stolen offline than online.
• Pyramid Schemes and Other Frauds – Here’s why “get rich quick” plans and similar offers you receive in your inbox just don’t work.
• Senior Citizens Online – Senior citizens are spending an increasing amount of time online, but there are still barriers to their use of the Internet.
• Social Bookmarking Influences the Search for Information – Users assist and deter each other as they try to figure out fact from fiction on the Web.
• The Increasing Phenomenon of Blogging – After a quick rise in popularity, blogging continues to attract new writers around the globe.
• The Rising Trend of Business Networking – A growing trend shows some truth to the old adage it's not what you know but who you know.
• Virtual Items Gaining Real World Value – People are beginning to buy and sell virtual items from online games for real world money.
• Web Surfing Habits – Two surveys report on how people browse the Internet.