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Survey Says Internet Users Confuse Search Results, Ads

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the googling-for-yahoos dept.

irishdaze writes "ABC News is reporting that apparently only 18% of adult web searchers can tell the difference between actual search results and advertisements. In addition to this astounding conclusion, the Pew Internet and American Life Project's survey of 2,200 adults (only 1,399 of which are actual internet users, mind you) also indicates that 92% of web searchers feel they are confident in their own searching abilities."

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  1. Ummm by GeneralTao · · Score: 0, Redundant


    Wouldn't "92% of web searchers" imply that it's a percentage of the fraction of the 2200 that search the web, and not a percentage of the entire sample?

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    --- Tao
  2. How many surveys does it take? by Telastyn · · Score: 0, Redundant

    People are dumb! This isn't exactly news, and we shouldn't be exactly suprised when people continually do dumb things. In fact, we prove ourselves as being dumb by expecting it.

  3. Need help on your word problems? by WotanKhan · · Score: 0, Redundant
    "1,399 of which are actual internet users"
    "92% of web searchers"

    92% of 1,399 is 1287

  4. 98% off all statistics by SlashDread · · Score: 0, Redundant

    are made up, approximatly

  5. Re:Nothing for you to see here. Please move along. by jjoyce · · Score: 0, Redundant
    I dunno...I think it says the average person, is an idiot

    What would you call someone who doesn't know when to use commas?