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2001 UCLA Internet Census
Merry_B.Buck writes: "UCLA's Center for Communication Policy has finished
its second annual survey on Internet usage.
Some interesting claims: online shoppers believe prices
are lower in brick-and-mortar stores, and experienced Interneters are less likely
to use chatrooms, play games, and download music than their newbie counterparts. An
unrelated
report from Forrester Research claims that
Internet newcomers tend to gather at LookSmart and
MSN portals, while old-timers prefer InfoSpace and
Yahoo. [I'm suspicious of both surveys -- neither had a
Cowboy Neal option.]"
Working in a brick-and-mortar store, let me just tell you:
HAHAHAHAHA!
We routinely sell items for at least twice the PriceWatch price. And people continue to buy from us.
TO BUY A NEW CAR WOULD MAKE YOU SEXUALLY ATTRACTIVE.
MSN
/. for lameness....
Looksmart
InfoSpace
Yahoo
Personally, my portal is Google for searching, Mutt and Sendmail for messaging, and
Comparing it to Windows will be a moot point, since El Dorado is going to have a 40% larger code base than XP.
who thinks that portals suck? What kind of experienced user uses a portal? I'm just curious as wether somebody can enlighten me on this. I'd think experienced users know what they are doing, meaning they go directly to the most relevant specialised site that gives them the info they are looking for at that point in time. Personally, google is my choice. Fast, reliable, popup and ad free, and it contains a link to absolutly everything I could want (or almost)... I'm interested to hear your thoughts on why anybody experienced should use a portal.
Imperium et libertas
Autocracy and freedom