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Interestingly, this was mentioned in this week=B9s AmigosNow e-newsletter.
(AMIGOS in an OCLC constortium)

1. PEW INTERNET STUDY SAYS USERS LACK AWARENESS OF NEW INNOVATIONS, DANGER=
S
> Large numbers of internet users do not know the basic definition of some=
of
> the hottest new internet innovations and one of the most serious online
> dangers, according to a new Pew Internet study.
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> In a nationwide phone survey between May 4 and June 7, the Pew Internet =
&
> American Life Project asked Internet users if they knew the meaning of
> certain internet terms. The results showed that some terms were well kno=
wn,
> but that =B3podcasting=B2 and =B3RSS feeds=B2 were not familiar to a majority of
> internet users and that =B3phishing=B2 is still a foreign term to many.
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> The findings are another reminder that new and exciting technology
> developments that seize the interest of industry officials and journalis=
ts,
> such as podcasting and RSS feeds, usually take a while to register with =
the
> wider public.=20
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To access the study, go to
http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Data_Techterm_aware.pdf.

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deg farrelly, Associate Librarian
Arizona State University at the West Campus
PO Box 37100=20
Phoenix, Arizona  85069-7100
Phone:  602.543.8522
Email:  deg.farrelly@asu.edu


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estingly, this was mentioned in this week’s AmigosNow e-newsletter. &n=
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1. PEW INTERNET STUDY SAYS USERS LACK  AWARENESS OF NEW INNOVATIONS=
, DANGERS 

Large numbers of internet users do not know  the b=
asic definition of some of the hottest new internet innovations and one &nbs=
p;of the most serious online dangers, according to a new Pew Internet study.=
  



In a nationwide phone  survey between May 4 and June 7, the Pew Intern=
et & American Life Project  asked Internet users if they knew the m=
eaning of certain internet terms. The  results showed that some terms w=
ere well known, but that “podcasting” and “RSS  feeds=
” were not familiar to a majority of internet users and that “ph=
ishing”  is still a foreign term to many. 



The findings are another reminder that new  and exciting technology de=
velopments that seize the interest of industry  officials and journalis=
ts, such as podcasting and RSS feeds, usually take a  while to register=
 with the wider public. 



To access the study, go to http://w=
ww.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Data_Techterm_aware.pdf. 





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deg farrelly, Associate Librarian

Arizona State University at the West Campus

PO Box 37100 

Phoenix, Arizona  85069-7100

Phone:  602.543.8522

Email:  deg.farrelly@asu.edu






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