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What do we americans want? Individuals shopping for, longing for greener transport. Where the h--- is it?: Americans are saying they want more economical and environmentally friendly fuel, and they're backing that up with action. Two separate looks at American drivers found that many are saying and doing things that actually make sense, and that could be very good for green tech companies working on alternative energy...; Tags: Car, Alternative Fuel, Americans, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-04-05
Bush: I am not a troll: The National Security Agency has been secretly collecting the phone call records of tens of millions of Americans, using data provided by AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth, USA Today reported today. "It's the largest database ever assembled in the world," said one person, who, like the others who agreed to...; Tags: Bush, NSA, Americans; Blog posts 2006-05-11
The NSA phone call database is illegal: Since shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington D.C. the National Security Agency has been collecting private phone records through a program of cooperation Once again, President Bush has botched the job and opened the door to sweeping government abuse of...; Tags: Americans, NSA; Blog posts 2006-05-11
No Excuse for Geography Failure: I just read the article "Study: Geography Greek to young Americans" on CNN.com and was even more disturbed than I usually am when I read about the failings of the American educational system. I spend my time on this blog rambling on about how we need to use...; Tags: tool, Americans; Blog posts 2006-05-02
26% of dial-up americans and 43% of broadband americans read Internet news: 57% of Americans with no Internet access get their daily news fix from local television. For those on dial-up, 26% read Internet news. The share goes up to 43% for those Americans who pay for broadband. Broadband Americans are less likely to subscribe to a local paper than their dial-up...; Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, broadband, Internet News, Internet; Blog posts 2006-03-27

50 mln americans read news on the Internet: Some 50 mln Americans turn to the internet for news on a typical day, a new highwater mark for online news-gathering that coincides with rapid growth of broadband adoption in American homes. Over the last four years, overall internet penetration rose from 58% of all adult Americans to 70%, and...; Tags: Americans; Blog posts 2006-03-23
46.5% of americans suffered from white collar crime in 2005: 46.5% of Americans surveyed by National White Collar Crime Center experienced white collar crime victimization within 2005, and 62.5% reported having personally experienced these crimes at some point during their lifetime. 130 mln Americans, aged 18 and over, have been victimized.; Tags: Americans; Blog posts 2006-03-21
77% of americans think alternative energy projects should be top priority for Bush administration: The CSI/40mpg.org survey found that 58% of Americans - including 57% of independents and 42% of conservatives - are more concerned about global warming today than they were two years ago. Also, more than three out of four Americans (76%) - including two out of three conservatives - think...; Tags: global warming, conservatives, Americans; Blog posts 2006-03-16
95% of affluent americans bought online in 2005: 95%, of affluent Americans have made an online purchase in 2005, according to Time Style and Design. The most popular items bought online were clothing, accessories and books; 68% of respondents made such purchases in 2005.; Tags: Americans; Blog posts 2006-03-06
46% of rural americans and 47% of urban and suburban americans use DSL: DSL remains the leading broadband technology in the United States, Pew Internet & American Life Project found. 46% of rural users and 47% of urban and suburban users use DSL.Broadband access in United StatesBroadband pipeRuralUrban and suburbanDSL4647Cable4445Wireless/satellite65T1/Fiberoptic12Other21Source: Pew Internet; Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, DSL; Blog posts 2006-02-28
24% of rural americans are online: By the end of 2005, 24% of rural Americans had high-speed internet connections at home compared with 39% of adult Americans living elsewhere. In 2003, 9% of rural Americans had broadband at home, less than half the rate (22%) in urban and suburban American. For overall internet use (by whatever...; Tags: Americans; Blog posts 2006-02-27
39% of americans play games on their PCs: According to Forrester Research, 39% of Americans use their PC for playing games with that number predicted to increase to 44% by 2011.; Tags: Americans; Blog posts 2006-02-25
44% of americans believe Google should have turned the search data to the Feds: 50% of respondents to the University of Connecticut's poll said Google shouldn't turn over search queries to the government, while 44% said they should. The responses reflected partisan differences about the Bush administration request, with 67% of Democrats opposing the data release, compared with 30% of Republicans. Asked whether they...; Tags: Americans; Blog posts 2006-02-22
Data on roughly 53 mln americans was compromised in 2005: In 2005, there were 130 major data breeches that exposed the identities of about 53 mln Americans to possible theft, Dow Jones reports.; Tags: Americans; Blog posts 2006-02-16
More than a trillion dollars not reported on personal tax returns in 2003: Americans failed to report more than a trillion dollars in income on their 2003 tax returns. That was a 37% increase in unreported income from 2000, Commerce Department said. IRS looked at both unreported income and improper deductions and concluded that Americans shortchanged the government by $345 bln in 2001,...; Tags: income, Americans; Blog posts 2006-02-16
11% of US income was earned by 0.5% of americans in 2002: About 11% of total US income went to 0.5% of Americans in 2002; 25 years earlier, they got 5.25%, according to Internal Revenue Service.; Tags: Americans; Blog posts 2006-01-19
26.1 mln americans work from home at least 1 day a month: WorldatWork says the number of regular employees working from home at least one day a month jumped to 9.9 mln in 2005. Considering the amount of self-employed Americans who work at least one day a monthy from home, the total goes up to 26.1 mln, New York Times says.; Tags: one-day, Americans; Blog posts 2005-12-27
130 mln americans own cameraphones: There are an estimated 2 bln mobile phone subscribers worldwide and 194.5 mln in the United States, according to CTIA. About 130 mln Americans own cell phones with camera capabilities and approximately half of those camera phones also shoot video, Ovum said.; Tags: telephone, Americans; Blog posts 2005-12-25
51.7 mln americans to do holiday shopping from work: 51.7 mln of Americans will use Internet access at work to browse or buy gifts online this holiday season, according to a Shop.org survey conducted by BIGresearch. 51% of young adults 18-24 years old, and 49% of those 25-34 years old will shop online during work hours. More men, 42%,...; Tags: Americans; Blog posts 2005-11-23
32% of americans do not use Internet: As of May-June 2005, 68% of American adults, or about 137 mln people, use the internet, up from 63% one year ago, Pew Internet and American Life Project says. 32% of American adults, or about 65 mln people, do not use the internet and not always by choice. Certain groups...; Tags: Americans, AMERICAN, Internet, African-Americans; Blog posts 2005-10-07