{"id":3814,"date":"2010-08-17T06:33:58","date_gmt":"2010-08-17T10:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=3814"},"modified":"2010-08-14T17:07:26","modified_gmt":"2010-08-14T21:07:26","slug":"2010-pew-internet-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=3814","title":{"rendered":"2010 Pew Internet report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pewinternet.org\/Reports\/2010\/Home-Broadband-2010.aspx\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/virulentwordofmouse.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/08\/pewinternet_logo-2c_sm.jpg\" alt=\"Pew Internet\" width=\"120\" height=\"48\" \/><\/a>The Pew Internet and American Life Project provides wonderful insights into trends in broadband adoption and attitudes for our neighbours south of the border.<\/p>\n<p>The 2010 Report [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pewinternet.org\/~\/media\/\/Files\/Reports\/2010\/Home%20broadband%202010.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">pdf<\/a>, 2.2MB] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pewinternet.org\/Reports\/2010\/Home-Broadband-2010.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">was released<\/a> last week and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2010\/08\/13\/pew-study-finds-majority-of-americans-dont-want-government-to-p\/\" target=\"_blank\">headline from Engadget<\/a> observed that &#8220;Pew study finds majority of Americans don&#8217;t want government to prioritize affordable broadband.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>we have to imagine researchers might have seen this coming. Those with broadband don&#8217;t need it, those without it don&#8217;t want it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It is a telling statistic &#8211; that should concern those\u00a0who are looking to build enthusiasm for national or regional digital strategies.<\/p>\n<p>The US is seeing a drop-off in adoption rates now that residential broadband penetration has\u00a0reached two-thirds of American adults. But policy makers need to understand what is causing the lack of support for increasing adoption to the remaining third of the population.<\/p>\n<p>Digital literacy remains a concern.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A fifth of American adults (21%) do not use the internet. Many non-users think online content is not relevant to their lives and they are not confident they could use computers and navigate the web on their own.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>What information can be extrapolated for Canada? Is broadband access too much of a focus, when education and skills training appear to be\u00a0holding back even more users?<\/p>\n<p>Can we explore\u00a0similar research being conducted in Canada?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pew Internet and American Life Project provides wonderful insights into trends in broadband adoption and attitudes for our neighbours south of the border. 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