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Title: Eight Percent of Those Online Don’t Use E-Mail or Search
Post by: Clive on August 10, 2011, 19:34

Survey results released Tuesday, Aug. 9, by the Pew Internet and American Life Project found that 92 percent of all adults who go online use e-mail and search engines — leaving one to wonder what, exactly, the remaining 8 percent are doing.

http://www.govtech.com/wireless/Eight-Percent-Those-Online-Dont-Use-E-Mail-Search.html

Title: Re: Eight Percent of Those Online Don’t Use E-Mail or Search
Post by: Simon on August 10, 2011, 19:54

You need to ask?   :o:

Title: Re: Eight Percent of Those Online Don’t Use E-Mail or Search
Post by: Clive on August 10, 2011, 21:03

 :o

Title: Re: Eight Percent of Those Online Don’t Use E-Mail or Search
Post by: Rik on August 11, 2011, 10:27

I suppose you have to find the sites first, though...  :o:

Title: Re: Eight Percent of Those Online Don’t Use E-Mail or Search
Post by: GillE on August 11, 2011, 10:53

Using the likes of BBC iPlayer, perhaps?

Title: Re: Eight Percent of Those Online Don’t Use E-Mail or Search
Post by: Rik on August 11, 2011, 11:03

Good point, Gill.

Title: Re: Eight Percent of Those Online Don’t Use E-Mail or Search
Post by: sam on August 11, 2011, 11:46

But surely at some point they even so search the iplayer ....

Title: Re: Eight Percent of Those Online Don’t Use E-Mail or Search
Post by: Rik on August 11, 2011, 11:55

It's hard to believe anyone can use the 'net without using a search engine, isn't it, Sam. Email I can accept but...

Title: Re: Eight Percent of Those Online Don’t Use E-Mail or Search
Post by: Simon on August 11, 2011, 12:39

Unless they don't consider Google a search engine any more?

Title: Re: Eight Percent of Those Online Don’t Use E-Mail or Search
Post by: Rik on August 11, 2011, 12:40

Possibly not, it's probably rated as a super-power by now. ;)

Title: Re: Eight Percent of Those Online Don’t Use E-Mail or Search
Post by: Simon on August 11, 2011, 12:51

Indeed.

Title: Re: Eight Percent of Those Online Don’t Use E-Mail or Search
Post by: Rik on August 11, 2011, 12:51

 ;D

Title: Re: Eight Percent of Those Online Don’t Use E-Mail or Search
Post by: sam on August 11, 2011, 14:09

It should be I'm sure they access to much more ...

Title: Re: Eight Percent of Those Online Don’t Use E-Mail or Search
Post by: Rik on August 11, 2011, 16:19

 :aarrgh: