Friday, May 25, 2007

half their time online? who?

"Americans spend half their time online" (from the Center for Media Research)
Although its interesting to discover that broadband users spend half of their spare time online, the title of this article is misleading. "Broadband users" does not equal "Americans".

Although I appreciate the article going into detail on computer usage of middle and upper class Americans, its important to remember that only about half of Americans have internet use.

Check out the U.S. Census statistics on computer usage and ownership in the united states:
61.8% of Americans have a computer in their home.
54.7% of Americans have internet access at home.





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