How Men And Women Use The Internet

6 Observations I Made While Overlooking http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2005/How-Women-and-Men-Use-the-Internet.aspx


1) I would have thought women used the internet in America more then men, however according to pewinternet.org women still fall behind men. Even though women under the age of 30 are infront of their male peers. It Is because of the older women that they trail. I would have thought the older women were even with their male age group.


2) It doesn't surprise me that men are more interested in the latest technologies and more apt to learning about them because it makes them look and feel smarter and more up to date with the rest of the world, probably comes down to trying to be more attractive to women in a sense.


3) It does not surprise me women use email, instant messaging, and other social networks more then men. That contributed to the reason as to why I thought women used the internet more then men, social networks could be a form of word of mouth for some internet activities.


4) Men use the internet more for fantasy football and sports news or hobbies which isn't surprising to me because I myself use the internet for all three of those things mentioned by pewinternet.org.

5) I would have thought women would have utilized online information more then men, but pewinternet.org found that men look for info on a wider variety of topics then women do. I would have thought women would have been higher because men tend to be lazier and don't soak up as much info.

6) It doesn't surprise me men use online transactions more then women because like I said in my last observation men tend to be lazier and online transactions are just easier and quicker.