Online News: For many home broadband users, the internet is a primary news source
3/22/2006 | 
Report | John Horrigan
By the end of 2005, 50 million Americans got news online on a typical day, a sizable increase since 2002. Much of that growth has been fueled by the rise in home broadband connections over the last four years. For a group of “high-powered” online users – early adopters of home broadband who are the heaviest internet users – the internet is their primary news source on the average day.
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How the Internet is Changing Consumer Behavior and Expectations
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December 2005, Online News and User-generated content
