Presentation on the Fifth Estate of the Internet Realm to CRASSH at the University of Cambridge on 24 February 2011

1. The Fifth Estate of the Internet Realm William H. Dutton Oxford Internet Institute (OII) University of Oxford www.ox.ac.uk (John Moore, Getty Images) Presentation for The Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH), organized by the Cambridge Digital Humanities Network, 17 Mill Lane, Cambridge University, 24 February 2011.

3. Deterministic Technology of Freedom or Control

4. Reinforcement Politics – Internet Freedom an Illusion?

9. Feudal Estates into the 21st Century

11. Internet in the 21st - enabling a Fifth Estate−− Enabling people to network with other individuals and with information, services and technical resources in ways that support social accountability in business and industry, government, politics, and the media.

13. Distributed Problem-Solving Networks, supported by McKinsey

14. Oxford eSocial Science Project (OeSS), supported by the ESRC

15. Oxford Internet Surveys (OxIS), part of the World Internet Project

17. Cross-sectional Surveys versus Panels

18. Multi-Stage Probability Sample

19. England, Scotland & Wales

20. Respondents: 14 years and older

21. Face-to-face Interviews, High Response Rates

22. Sponsorship for 2009 from the British Library, Higher Education Funding Council for England, Ofcom, and Scottish and Southern Energy

24. Looking for Information on Different Media (QA1) OxIS 2005: N=2,185; OxIS 2007: N=2,350; OxIS2009: N=2,013. 12

25. Pattern of Findings Supporting Conception of Networked Individuals

26. Average Importance of Media for Information by Internet Users and Non-Users (QA2 by QH14) OxIS 2009: N=2,013 14

27. Centrality of the Internet and Trust over Time OxIS 2003: N=2,029; OxIS 2005: N=2,185; OxIS 2007 N=2,350. OxIS 2009: N=2,013

29. Networked Individuals of the Fifth Estate:

30. going to the Internet for health and medical information

32. Networked Institutions v Networked Individuals of the Fifth Estate

35. Regions as Percentage of the Worldwide Population of Users

36. 18th Century Estates: 21st Century Enemies

37. Centrality of the Internet, Trust in Government and Attitudes toward Internet Regulation over Time OxIS 2003: N=2,029; OxIS 2005: N=2,185; OxIS 2007 N=2,350. OxIS 2009: N=2,013

39. The Fifth Estate: A Sensitizing Concept

40. The Fifth Estate of the Internet Realm William H. Dutton Oxford Internet Institute (OII) University of Oxford www.ox.ac.uk (John Moore, Getty Images) Presentation for The Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH), organized by the Cambridge Digital Humanities Network, 17 Mill Lane, Cambridge University, 24 February 2011.