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FC: Survey shows majority of web users now undercover FBI agents


From: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 15:16:46 -0400

[Humor, of course. --DBM]

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From: "Jack Dean" <JackDean () WebCommanders com>
To: "Declan McCullagh" <declan () well com>
Subject: Fw: Survey: Majority of Web Users Are Undercover FBI
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 15:40:21 -0700

On the lighter side . . .

http://www.satirewire.com/news/0008/satire-fbiteens.shtml

SURVEY: MAJORITY OF WEB USERS ARE
FBI AGENTS POSING AS TEENAGE GIRLS

Survey Shows Evolving Web No Longer Dominated by Male Techies

NEW YORK, N.Y. (SatireWire.com) - The Internet reached a demographic
milestone this week as a new study revealed that for the first time, the
majority of U.S. Internet users are FBI agents posing as teenage girls.

The report, by research firm Media Metrix, marks the first time the
demographic group known as "males" has not been in the majority.

According to the survey, which tracked online usage from January through
July, 50.4 percent of U.S. Web users -- or nearly 38 million -- are FBI
agents posing as teenage girls. That's still below the percentage of FBI
agents posing as teenage girls in the overall population, which according to
U.S. Census figures is 55.7 percent. However, the report noted that FBI
agents posing as teenage girls represent the fastest growing segment of Web
users, increasing 185 percent in the past 12 months.

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