Some 55% of all online American teens ages 12-17 use online social networking sites, according to a new survey of teenagers conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. The survey also finds that older teens, particularly girls, are more likely to use these sites. 

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January 7, 2007 11:22 PM | Permalink

Most Americans are moderately upbeat about their family's financial prospects in 2007, with 57% expecting some improvement in their financial situation and another 10% expecting a lot of improvement, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

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January 7, 2007 10:51 PM | Permalink

Some 88% of American public would support reform to ensure that the Social Security fund has enough money to provide benefits for all Americans for the next 50 years, according to a latest survey by Harris Poll. 

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January 7, 2007 10:26 PM | Permalink

In the last six months from June 2006 to December 2006, the market share of visits to Google Calendar jumped a whopping 333%, at the expense of its main competitors, Yahoo! Calendar and MSN Calendar, according to recent Hitwise data.

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January 7, 2007 10:02 PM | Permalink