News tagged with internet survey

Panoramic images of Great Barrier Reef will take millions on virtual dives

Internet surfers will soon be able to go below the surface to immerse themselves in the spectacular coral and marine life of the Great Barrier Reef, under a joint venture between global technology giant Google, ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Digital divide widens, research finds

(PhysOrg.com) -- The "digital divide" -- the gap in Internet access and usage due to socioeconomic factors -- is increasing, according to research published in the Communications of the Association for Information Systems.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

US residents say Hawaii's coral reef ecosystems worth $33.57 billion per year

A peer-reviewed study commissioned by NOAA shows the American people assign an estimated total economic value of $33.57 billion for the coral reefs of the main Hawaiian Islands.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Measuring Chicago's internet use

Following up on a 2008 study finding that many Chicago residents did not or could not use the Internet, a University of Illinois at Chicago researcher is working with Rutgers University's Eagleton Center for Public Interest ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jul 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Recommendations proposed for increasing arboreta membership, sustaining programs

Public gardens and arboreta rely on members as stable sources of funding and to fill critical volunteer needs. Maturing membership demographics coupled with flat enrollment numbers presents multiple challenges ...

Biology / Other

created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cell phones helping to bridge the digital divide for low income teens, but online visits costly

(PhysOrg.com) -- Without Internet access at home, teens from low income households are more likely than their wealthier counterparts to use their cell phones to go online.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 19, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Pew study hints at what Web users will pay for

(AP) -- The Web may seem like the land of something for nothing. Free video. Free news. Even free tools such as word processing and spreadsheets.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 30, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (8) | comments 11

Research findings may help online marketing campaigns achieve more success

(PhysOrg.com) -- Why do some online ad campaigns go viral while other online marketing messages gather "cyber-dust" on the information superhighway? The key may lie in the motivation of Internet users to email ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jan 22, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Older Americans: How they are faring in the recession

(PhysOrg.com) -- Older Americans have weathered the financial crisis relatively well, although many now expect to work longer than they did just a year ago, according to a University of Michigan study released on Capitol ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Survey points up challenges for a Digital Britain

In the wake of Lord Carter's Digital Britain Report, an Oxford survey shows that one of the main challenges will be to change the perceptions of the third of the British population who choose not to use the ...

Technology / Internet

created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0