Last updated: February 21, 2008 - 1:45am
INTERNET PLAYS BIGGER ROLE IN LIFE DECISIONS: POLL
[SOURCE: Reuters]
Nearly half of U.S. users of the Internet went online for help with major life decisions such as finding a college for their child or looking for a new place to live, according to a survey released on Wednesday by the Pew Internet and American Life Project. Some 45 percent of Internet users, or an estimated 60 million Americans, said the Internet helped them make big decisions or face a major moment in their life during the previous two years, the survey found. That was up from 40 percent of Internet users who answered the same survey questions in 2002.
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* The Internet’s Growing Role in Life’s Major Moments
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