Online Product Research
58% of Americans have researched a product or service online Nearly six-in-ten adults (58%) have done research online about the products and services they buy, and about a quarter (24%) have posted...
View ArticleUse of the internet in higher-income households
Those in higher-income households are different from other Americans in their tech ownership and use. 95% of those in households earning over $75,000 use the internet and cell phones Those in...
View Article65% of internet users have paid for online content
65% of internet users have paid to access or download some kind of digital content. Music and software are the most common kinds of content purchased. Nearly two-thirds of internet users – 65% – have...
View ArticlePeople Actually Do Pay for Online Content
Buying and selling e-content from Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project On March 28, 2011, Senior Fellow Jim Jansen gave the opening keynote address at Buying & Selling...
View ArticlePaying Up Online: An interview with Jim Jansen
Subscription services favored over single file sales; no significant difference in behavior of men and women; a typical monthly “spend” of $10. Those are among the findings of a recent survey of 1000...
View ArticleAre consumers really networked? And, if they are, should you care?
Senior Fellow Jim Jansen is speaking at the Advance 2011 conference (“Rediscovering the consumer”). The conference is being held September 20-21 in San Diego, California. For more information, please...
View ArticleThe civic and community engagement of religiously active Americans
Religiously active Americans are more trusting of others, and they are more involved in groups and in their communities – they also feel better about their locales. Some 40% of Americans say they are...
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