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We’re halfway through the first year of a new decade, and we’re looking to shift our focus to be the global leader in engagement for publishers. People now spend more and more time communicating online, interacting with their communities and exchanging opinions and beliefs. We feel now, more than ever, that it’s important that audiences be given the opportunity to have their opinions and thoughts known, and that publishers are equipped with the tools to build and deeply understand their audiences. Guided by our new vision, we’ve crafted the tools to help publishers grow and build their online communities.

For our fourth week of COVID-19 poll insights, we utilized our poll unit across a variety of news sites with U.S. audiences to discover how the pandemic has altered our readers’ eating habits. Though close to half of respondents say they haven’t sought out comfort foods while in quarantine, 24 percent have found comfort in home cooking. Many publications have aided in the rise of home cooking by highlighting a variety of recipes for the curious to try, from pantry-friendly to chef-approved. Food industry professionals have predicted emptier dining rooms and a gradual “trickle back” into dining out as people slowly grow less wary of crowded public spaces.

For our third week of COVID-19 poll insights, we utilized our poll unit across a variety of news sites with U.S. audiences to discover if respondents have found a silver lining to the country Though now may be a great time to learn a new language or take up baking, only 6 percent of respondents said that taking up a new hobby is their silver lining to self-quarantine. Respondents are divided over when the peak of the outbreak will pass; though some politicians have stated that their respective cities have peaked or plateaued, other cities across the country are only starting to see a rise in new cases. Over a third (38 percent) of respondents believe the peak of the coronavirus outbreak will pass in June or July; a more conservative 15 percent of respondents believe the peak will pass after September.

’s new normal, from working in their living rooms and dining rooms to finding ways to fill the void of human connection in this time of self-isolation. For our second week of COVID-19 poll insights, we once again utilized our poll unit across a variety of news sites with U.S. audiences to discover how those who are working from home are adjusting to this new normal, and how they’re Though home offices can sometimes successfully replicate a work setting, working from home comes with different circumstances that can impact one’s productivity, whether it’s babies and young children who need to be attended to, or technological difficulties. Despite the current popularity of Animal Crossing: New Horizons and the rise of online gaming, only 9 percent of respondents said that their favorite activity is playing video games.