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The Future of the Internet Susannah Fox Associate Director November 10, 2005. Portrait of Access (Sept. 2005). Share of Americans online by age (Jan-May 2005 combined data). Percent online and with home high-speed by education (Jan-May 2005 combined data).
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The Future of the InternetSusannah FoxAssociate DirectorNovember 10, 2005
Share of Americans online by age(Jan-May 2005 combined data)
Percent online and with home high-speedby education (Jan-May 2005 combined data)
Experts on the future of the internet • “The Net will wear away institutions that have forgotten how to sound human and how to engage in conversation.” • “The next decade should see the development of a more thoughtful internet. We've had the blood rush to the head, we've had the hangover from that blood rush; this next decade is the rethink.”
Millions find the internet useful for making decisions about education or training(PIP Feb-March 2005 data)
Percent of each group who have changed their online behavior to avoid software intrusions(PIP May 2005 data)
For more information • Email me: sfox@pewinternet.org • Read reports such as “Digital Divisions” and “The Future of the Internet”: www.pewinternet.org