AARP Survey Details 40+ Chicago Internet Users' Concern About Online Safety and Desire for Information
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CHICAGO, Sept. 13  /PRNewswire/ -- A new survey released today by AARP Illinois shows that Chicago area residents aged forty and over are online users, and most do so at least once a day.
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A nationwide inspection shows Internet users are not as safe online as they believe. The inspections found most consumers have no firewall protection, outdated antivirus software and dozens of spyware programs secretly running on their computers.
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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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Nearly one-fifth of American adult  users of the Internet in August 2006 spent some time reading  about politics or the coming U.S. election, a big increase from  November 2004, according to a survey released on Wednesday by  the Pew Internet and American Life Project.
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According to one recent study, people are spending more time on the Internet than usual during the Hollywood TV writers' strike. According to another survey, more than half of all the people on the Web have watched online videos.
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A survey of artists and musicians in the US has revealed that a large majority have embraced the internet and consider it to be a helpful tool to their careers.
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WASHINGTON -- One-third of US Internet users have connected to the Web using a wireless network to send e-mails, check the latest news, or read other things, according to a survey released yesterday by the Pew Internet Project.
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Nearly nine out of 10 consumers say they have had problems conducting transactions online, according to a new survey.
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More than 100 million Americans, or three out of every five Internet users, viewed video online in July, a new study finds.
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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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Letter: Setting the record straight on network location awareness and Vista Group Policy.
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Parents' tend to worry about the obvious Internet dangers, such as porn, sexual predators and, to a lesser extent, misinformation. According to new studies by a non-profit group, Wired Safety, there is now another cause for alarm: cyber bullying.
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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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Internet search providers are reacting to users&#39; rising interest in finding video content on the Web, while acknowledging that there are steep challenges that need to be overcome.
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As growing numbers of Americans turn to the Internet for holiday shopping, experts warn that online dangers such as fraud and identity theft are increasing as well.
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A study from security vendor McAfee found that search query results returned by Google, AOL, and Ask.com are less likely to lead viewers to dangerous Web sites than they were six months ago. The study also found that Yahoo and MSN are not following that trend toward safer search results.
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According to a new Pew Internet & American Life Project study, one-third of Internet users have used a wireless connection around the house, at their workplace, or some place else. Analysts expect that group to grow in Corporate America in the coming years as Wi-Fi security gets stronger and coverage range improves.