PUBLIC MARKS with tags users & statistics

The Pew Internet & American Life Project produces reports that explore the impact of the internet on families, communities, work and home, daily life, education, health care, and civic and political life. The Project aims to be an authoritative source on the evolution of the internet through collection of data and analysis of real-world developments as they affect the virtual world.

Metacritic is a usefully organized site, providing tips on what you might like to do.

10/06 report from one of the major sources of information on Internet use in the United States

growth of site use seen from a math theory perspective, as well as a social one

more lurkers than online writers--do you need to worry about it?