Americans are connecting faster and connecting more

A recent study reported by Pew Internet and American Life project reported Internet penetration increased from 66 percent to 73 percent in American homes between March 2005 and March 2006. The increase may seem small, but consider also there was a 40 percent increase in broadband Internet users, twice the growth rate from the previous years. And people aren’t just viewing content; the study reported that 31 million people, or 42 percent of Internet users, have posted content to the Internet.
This is largely age related as well. More than 51 percent of users who posted information were under 30, and those with annual incomes less than $50,000 were slightly more likely than higher income homes to post information on-line, indicating more of a level playing field. Either that or it’s mostly teenagers posting YouTube videos and MySpace journals.
Posted by Angie Holladay

5 Comments

  1. JM
    Posted October 31, 2006 at 8:09 am | Permalink

    You have mail!

  2. RD
    Posted October 31, 2006 at 9:04 am | Permalink

    Internet penetration? I’m going to have nightmares over that one.

  3. Will
    Posted October 31, 2006 at 12:40 pm | Permalink

    Lawnmower Man is coming for you all!!!

  4. Jed
    Posted October 31, 2006 at 9:22 pm | Permalink

    That level playing field has got a lot of those in power scared shitless! Note all the commercials from Cox and others who oppose net neutrality; they know that knowledge is power and can’t stand that just anyone can acquire and disseminate it at will. Nothing left for them to corner the market on!

  5. mrcontroversy
    Posted October 31, 2006 at 9:28 pm | Permalink

    In Cox’s case, they’ve already painted themselves in a corner.The stuff they didn’t report about Ted Stevens: he wants to refer Net Neutrality to the Judiciary Committee, to treat it as an anti-trust matter.It would be nice to be able to debate broadcast issues in a broadcast bill; one of the few times I’m miffed at my own party.