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IP: INTERNET USERS CLIMB TO 92M
From: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 1999 22:48:59 -0400
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 1999 09:02:45 -0400 To: OpenDTV Mail List <OpenDTV () pcube com> From: Craig Birkmaier <craig () pcube com> The Associated Press reports: STUDY: INTERNET USERS CLIMB TO 92M A new study from Nielsen Media Research and CommerceNet says that the number of American and Canadian Internet users aged 16 and older has increased to 92 million, up from 79 million in last year's study. "Nearly half of North America uses the Internet," says CommerceNet's Mark Resch. "We use it to communicate, to learn, to shop, and to buy. It is as integral a part of our lives as the telephone." The study also found that the number of women buying goods online jumped 80 percent over last year. Books, CDs, and videos were the most popular items among female online buyers, but the number of women buying PCs online jumped 160 percent to 1.3 million. Still, men account for 62 percent of online sales, and make up 54 percent of people online, the study says. (Associated Press 06/18/99)
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