StealSmart

The proliferation of high-speed Internet access is widening the gap between online fundraising and its older sibling, direct mail. Broadband households use the Internet very differently than dial-up households. Broadband users are more likely to use the Internet on any given day, much more likely to log on several times a day — and they’re far more likely than dial-up users to get political news; engage in financial transactions; download or upload photos, audio, and video; and read or write blogs.