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Two out of three Americans already bored with cloud computing

Paul Boutin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:00:00 EDT

The latest report from the Pew Internet survey machine says, "69 percent of online Americans use webmail services, store data online, or use software programs such as word processing applications whose functionality is located on the Web." What they really mean is: A lot of people use Hotmail. But while the 69 percent number overstates the case, there are some surprising stats in the details:

Roughly one in three Americans, the survey says, use an online app such as Google Docs or Adobe Photoshop Express. I'm honestly skeptical of that number — did respondents confuse one of Google's search features with Google Docs? But one in three store photos online. Considering how hard it was just to post a picture of your cat to your blog a few years ago, that's pretty big. I only wish Pew had asked those folks if they'd also made backups.

Half of Internet users didn't Google yesterday

Paul Boutin — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:20:00 EDT

The latest study from the grinds at Pew Internet Research touts the rise in daily search users to 49 percent. That means of all Internet users, only half use search daily. The killer app? It's Twitter! No, it's still email, used by 60 percent daily.

Americans resign themselves to crappy Internet connections

Jackson West — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:40:00 EDT

If the latest study from Pew is any indication, most Americans have resigned themselves to what passes for broadband in the United States. 72 percent of cable and 62 percent of DSL subscribers are happy with their connection speeds, with only 24 percent demanding more bandwidth. Also, the digital divide is getting wider, with fewer lower-income households paying for cable or DSL plans. [GigaOm] (Photo by secretlondon123)