Survey: 40% of U.S. web users harassed online

More than one-third of adult Internet users in the U.S. say they've personally experienced harassment online, according to a survey from the Pew Research Center. The most common form experienced by users is being called an offensive name (27%) or having someone try to "purposefully embarrass them" (22%). As for the more serious forms of harassment, the survey found 8% of users have been physically threatened, while another 8% say they've been stalked.

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Newspaper Ad Revenue Fell $40 Billion in a Decade

From 2000 to 2013, advertising revenue for America's newspaper fell from $63 billion to $23 billion, according to a report by Washington Post veteran Robert Kaiser.

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How Videogames Like Minecraft Actually Help Kids Learn to Read

“Suddenly, being a writer is sexy and hip and cool. They have an audience that knows their stuff, and they expect you to be knowledgeable.” The lesson here is the same one John Dewey instructed us in a century ago: To get kids reading and writing, give them a real-world task they care about. These days that's games.

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