1. The Future of the Internet Susannah Fox Associate Director November 10, 2005

2. Future of the Internet November 10, 20052 Portrait of Access (Sept. 2005)

3. Future of the Internet November 10, 20053 Share of Americans online by age (Jan-May 2005 combined data)

4. Future of the Internet November 10, 20054 Percent online and with home high-speed by education (Jan-May 2005 combined data)

5. Future of the Internet November 10, 20055 Experts on the future of the internet “The Net will wear away institutions that have forgotten how to sound human and how to engage in conversation.” “The next decade should see the development of a more thoughtful internet. We've had the blood rush to the head, we've had the hangover from that blood rush; this next decade is the rethink.”

6. Future of the Internet November 10, 20056 Millions find the internet useful for making decisions about education or training (PIP Feb-March 2005 data)

7. Future of the Internet November 10, 20057 Percent of each group who have changed their online behavior to avoid software intrusions (PIP May 2005 data)

8. Future of the Internet November 10, 20058 For more information Email me: sfox@pewinternet.orgsfox@pewinternet.org Read reports such as “Digital Divisions” and “The Future of the Internet”: www.pewinternet.org www.pewinternet.org