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Internet Users Are More Social Than Non-Users

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the news-to-me dept.

FePe writes "The UCLA World Internet Project has concluded from a study that Internet users spend more time on social activites than non-users. Many other interesting facts can be seen on the page. For example, in the United States 73.1 percent of men use the Internet compared to 69 percent of woman." Also interesting is how net users watch less television than their offline counterparts. Update: 01/16 03:46 GMT by M : Yep, pretty much the same story as yesterday. To be fair, Cowboyneal did say it was news to him. :)

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  1. DUPE! by herrvinny · · Score: 3, Informative

    DUPE DUPE DUPE.

  2. MODS ON CRACK - NOT REDUNDANT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    was the first post to point out the dupe

  3. Re:What kind of social activities? by crabpeople · · Score: 2, Informative

    "Online people may spend more overall time in "social activities" - but a lot of these social activities probably don't really count. Is someone who spends 6 hours a week in a chat room socially better off than someone who spends 5 hours a week hanging out with friends at a mall?"

    um yes, yes they are. Do you live in suburbia or something? who hangs out at malls?!? you like rampent consumerism, advertising, unwashed masses and zombies?

    "Another point to mention: I watch TV at least as many hours as I am on my computer. Why? All of the rooms that I have computers in also have TVs in them, and I always have a TV on in the background when I'm on the computer."

    isnt that great your majesty. listening to tv is not the same as watching it. the aricle is trying to make a point that the majority of internet users aren't social outcasts who sit around watching tv or hanging out at the mall.

    it didnt say all users so i think your safe.

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