More People Using The Internet
from the well,-duh dept
Just in case you wondering, it turns out that more people are using the internet in the US. Also, about 90% of all kids have internet access either at school or at home, so we're getting 'em while they're young. Actually, a lot of the numbers in the report surprise me, because I would have thought that more people than reported had internet access. For example, only 54% of Americans used the internet in September of last year. Also, only 45% of the population uses email. I would have guessed it was much higher than that, by now.
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