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Broadband in the Home
Broadband in the Home
Source: HomeBroadband Adoption2006, May 2006 www.Pew Internet .org
You are More Likely to Have Home Broadband if You:
• Are under age 50
• Have a college education
• Make over $75k
• Live in an urban or suburban community
Broadband Access Changes How People Use Their Time
• Less time watching television
• Less time shopping in stores
• Less time reading newspapers
• Less time spent in traffic
• More work at home
Source: The Broadband Difference, PEW Internet
Broadband Users• Use email pretty much like dial-up users do
• Are active information seekers and comparison shoppers and are willing to buy products online
• Download music and videos, and play games online
• Use Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
• Are more likely to bank and pay bills online
• Create their own CONTENT!
User-Generated Online Content By Home Broadband Users
11% Create their own blog
17% Create their own webpage
16% Create webpages or blogs for others
32% Share something online they created – artwork, photos, stories, videos. Equals 36 million Americans
Source: HomeBroadband Adoption2006, May 2006 www.Pew Internet .org
Trends in Sharing Content
• Mashups
www.programmableweb.com• Audio and Video Blogs
www.mnstories.com• Social Bookmarks
http://del.icio.us
www.furl.net• Wikis
www.wikipedia.com
Wi-Fi in the Home• Being unleashed changes
everything!• Any time any place• The whole household can be
online at the same time
— Vote for the American Idol from your couch
— Watch how-to videos while cooking in the kitchen
— Surf the web from your deck