Selected news stories about the Pew Internet Project and articles citing our data.
Americans Googling Themselves More
12/17/2007 | 
Coverage
Frederick Lane , NewsFactor
'"A report released Sunday by the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that growing numbers of Americans are searching for information about themselves and others on the Internet.
According to "Digital Footprints," nearly 50 percent of Americans have searched for themselves online, more than double the number who reported doing so in 2002. Even more people -- 53 percent of those surveyed -- said that they searched for information about acquaintances or business contacts.
In general, the Pew report found that younger users are more comfortable searching for information about themselves and others than older Internet users. Pew researchers found little difference in the frequency with which men and women searched for themselves online, but concluded that as education and income rise, so does the tendency of people to monitor their online profiles."
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