Americans online
Forrester Research has published a new study that shows that American families are thoroughly into the Internet age. CNET writes about the report:
Tech lovers used to be dubbed geeks and nerds. According to a new report, we’re all geeks and nerds now.
Young, old, single, married–they’re all online, using PCs, watching digital TV, and chatting on cell phones, according to a report published Wednesday by Forrester Research. Looking at American consumers by “life stage,” Forrester examined the devices people own, what technology they buy, how they use the Internet, and how they set up their digital homes.
Weekly statistics on how different groups spend their time online are shown in the figure below:
Ownership of PCs has permeated the society; many families now own two or more PCs. Statistics are shown below:
But it isn’t just PCs that Americans are using. The Forrester study also shows that cell phones, HDTV, MP3 players, digital cameras, and other gadgets are all now very common.
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