What Are You Doing Online?

[BigBlueBall News]

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:

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Daily Internet Activities % Go online 56 Send email 49 Surf the web for fun 23 Get news 22 Look for info on a hobby 19 Check the weather 17 Look for political news/information 17 Do any type of research for their job 16 Do an internet search to answer a specific question 15 Get financial information 13 Research a product or service before buying it 13 Check sports scores 10 Send an instant message 10 Look for info about movies, books or other leisure activities 9 Research for school or training 8 Watch a video or audio clip 7 Listen to music online 7 Get travel information 6 Play a game 6 Visit a government site 6 Look for information about a job 5 Buy a product 5 Look for health/medical information 5 Bank online 4 Chat in a chat room or in an online discussion 4 Download music files to your computer 4 Buy or make a reservation for travel 3 Look for religious/spiritual information 3 Visit an online support group 3 Gamble 2 Look for information about a place to live 2 Participate in an online auction 2 Buy groceries online 1 Go to a dating web site 1 Make a phone call over the Internet 1 Buy or sell stocks, bonds, or mutual funds 1

Does this sound like you? Agree or disagree?

http://www.pewinternet.org/