Pew study says internet users are becoming their own reputation managers
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A recently released study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project states that Internet users have become more aware of their digital footprint.
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If you think you've been spending more time watching video online, you're not alone. A new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, released this week, said that the daily traffic to sites such as YouTube doubled in 2007, and that nearly half of all adult Internet users have visited such sites.
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In a comment yesterday on Marc Canter's blog, discussing the race to be the default identity system for the Internet.. "I wouldn&#185;t count out Google, they've got a lot of users, and a lot of money. I think they could probably buy Yahoo, but someone else would have to do the math." Ashkan Karbasfrooshan did the math.
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Profiles on social media sites can be used for reputation management, or the sites themselves can be used for general link-baiting.
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A handful of prominent individuals have been caught creating fake online identities to praise, defend or create the illusion of support for themselves or their companies.
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A new study says almost half of adult American internet users have done a search on themselves on Google or other search engines. The surprise, according to a research specialist, is that the numbers are not higher.
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In a study, the now-public search engine out-ranks Yahoo, others in customer satisfaction. August 23, 2004 -- A new study says that Americans are increasingly satisfied by the results hauled in by their online
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More Americans are Googling themselves  -  and many are checking out their friends, co-workers and romantic interests, too
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Users under 50 are more likely to search for information about themselves on the Internet, according to a report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
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Virtual communities are as important as their real-world counterparts, many members of online communities believe.
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Researchers are using Facebook habits to study how tastes and values affect the formation of social relationships.
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A Pew Internet &amp; American Life Project survey found that musicians are &quot;embracing the Web as a tool to improve how they make, market, and sell their creative works.
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The Internet serves more as a town hall in the United States than an echo chamber as users are more likely to be exposed to a wide range of political views, according to a survey released on Wednesday.
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NEW YORK  - People who seek out general weight loss information via Internet forums will, more often than not, receive correct information, especially if the messages are posted on heavily trafficked Internet sites, results of a study suggest.
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Online recommendation systems are growing up -- and the spammers, fraudsters and thieves are moving in. By Annalee Newitz from Wired magazine.
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Here's who's shaping what you read, watch, hear, write, buy, sell, befriend, flame, and otherwise do online.
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Survey finds that one third of online teenagers in the US have been victims of cyber-bullying.