The Web Use Project is Eszter Hargittai's research group at Northwestern University. The goal of the research conducted in this group is to learn about how people use the Web in their everyday lives and in particular, how differences in Internet use may contribute to social inequality.
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Fracture numérique : le haut débit est un outil, pas la solution (original link) L’Atelier April 7th, 2010 |
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The word around the digital water cooler (original link) Louisville Courier-Journal April 2nd, 2010 |
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Providing Access to the Web is Not Enough (original link) Northwestern University March 30th, 2010 |
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The Adults Aren’t Alright (original link) The New Republic February 16th, 2010 |
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Twitter not all that popular among teenagers (original link) The Washington Post February 3rd, 2010 |
Recent Publications
Hargittai, E. & Hsieh, Y.P. (2010). Predictors and Consequences of Social Network Site Usage. Information, Communication & Society. 13(4):515-536.
Hargittai, E., Fullerton, F, Menchen-Trevino E & Thomas, K. (2010). Trust Online: Young Adults' Evaluation of Web Content. International Journal of Communication. 4:468-494.
Hargittai, E. (2010). Digital Na(t)ives? Variation in Internet Skills and Uses among Members of the “Net Generation”. Sociological Inquiry. 80(1):92-113.
Hargittai, E. (2009). Research Confidential: Solutions to Problems Most Social Scientists Pretend They Never Have. Ann Arbor, MI: The University of Michigan Press.