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No regulating body monitors the reliability of what is on the Internet.
Students lack sufficient strategies for deciding what Web information is true and what is not. Twenty-two percent of all students think 80-100% of what they find on the Internet is truthful.
New research shows that increased access to sophisticated technological social tools and increased connectivity via smart phones, laptops, and other handheld devices is changing the behavior of several generations; other generations are taking on the characteristics of Generation Y. Frequently cited generational differences are beginning to blur.
Nearly 29% of students say that Google, Yahoo, and other major search engines were the most important information source for their last research assignment.
More than 9% of information needed for research papers was sourced from Wikipedia or other wikis.
The higher the grade point average, the lower the reliance on search engines such as Google or Yahoo for research papers.
Demand on bandwidth capacity has reached a new high as a result of video and audio downloading and uploading.
Pennsylvania is ranked 29th in the nation for people with high-speed Internet access (60%).
Social networking use among Internet users ages 50 and older nearly doubled between April 2009 and May 2010, making this age group the fastest growing demographic for Facebook and other social media.
Nearly three-quarters of job seekers now use the Internet to seek employment, in part because this is the only way to apply for many job opportunities.

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