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Re: Wow, Americans really need to .... read!
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2007 19:27:34 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Mary Shaw <mary.shaw () gmail com> Date: June 3, 2007 5:23:58 PM EDT To: dave () farber net Subject: Re: [IP] Wow, Americans really need to .... read! Dave,I checked the blog linked in this message. His source for this data is "I found something while searching on google", which isn't exactly overwhelming credibility.
Agreed, too few people read, but these numbers don't seem reasonable.Why don't we make up some other numbers for people to find with google, like
90% of people who seek information with a search engine do not consider the credibility of the source
85% of people who look up information in Wikipedia think Wikipedia is an authoritative source. 70% of people are astonished when this is called into question.
and so on Mary On 6/3/07, David Farber <dave () farber net> wrote: Begin forwarded message: From: dewayne () warpspeed com (Dewayne Hendricks) Date: June 3, 2007 9:45:44 AM EDT To: Dewayne-Net Technology List < xyzzy () warpspeed com> Subject: [Dewayne-Net] Wow, Americans really need to .... read! [Note: This item comes from reader Mike Cheponis. DLH] From: Mike Cheponis < mac () wireless com> Date: June 2, 2007 10:33:38 PM PDT Subject: Wow, Americans really need to .... read! <http://newpairodimes.blogspot.com/2007/06/u.html > notes these facts: 1/3 of high school graduates never read another book for the rest of their lives. 42 percent of college graduates never read another book after college. 80 percent of U.S . families did not buy or read a book last year. 70 percent of U.S. adults have not been in a bookstore in the last five years. 57 percent of new books are not read to completion. YOWZA!!! ------------------------------------------- Archives: http://v2.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: http://v2.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com ------------------------------------------- Archives: http://v2.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: http://v2.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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