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October 11, 2001 at 5:00 am #16072BigBlueBall NewsMember
Jeff Hester
October 11, 2001
Ever wonder how people spend their time online?
Well, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project,
59 million Americans go online on an average day. Here′s what they do in a
typical day:Daily Internet
Activities% Go online 56 Send email 49 Surf the web for fun 23 Get news 22 Look for info on a
hobby19 Check the weather 17 Look for political
news/information17 Do any type of
research for their job16 Do an internet
search to answer a specific question15 Get financial
information13 Research a product
or service before buying it13 Check sports scores 10 Send an instant
message10 Look for info about
movies, books or other leisure activities9 Research for school
or training8 Watch a video or
audio clip7 Listen to music
online7 Get travel
information6 Play a game 6 Visit a government
site6 Look for information
about a job5 Buy a product 5 Look for
health/medical information5 Bank online 4 Chat in a chat room
or in an online discussion4 Download music files
to your computer4 Buy or make a
reservation for travel3 Look for
religious/spiritual information3 Visit an online
support group3 Gamble 2 Look for information
about a place to live2 Participate in an
online auction2 Buy groceries online 1 Go to a dating web
site1 Make a phone call
over the Internet1 Buy or sell stocks,
bonds, or mutual funds1 Does this sound like you? Agree or disagree?
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