US Internet usage in February 2009
Fact recorded on: March 10, 2009. Categories: Internet usage.
| Activity | Have ever done this |
At work only |
At home only |
Both work & home |
Some other place |
Have not done this |
| Buy a product online, such as books, music, toys or clothing |
76% | 3% | 53% | 19% | 1% | 24% |
| Watch video on a video-sharing site like YouTube or Google Video |
53 | 3 | 37 | 12 | 1 | 47 |
| Send “instant messages” to someone who’s online at the same time |
41 | 6 | 22 | 12 | – | 59 |
| Use an online social or professional networking site like MySpace, Facebook or LinkedIn |
35 | 3 | 25 | 7 | – | 65 |
| Read someone else’s online journal or blog |
33 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 66 |
| Play online games | 28 | – | 24 | 3 | – | 72 |
| Contribute writing, files or other content to your employer’s website |
23 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 77 |
| Create or work on your own online journal or blog |
12 | – | 9 | 2 | 1 | 88 |
| Source: Pew Internet Project | ||||||
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