What American Adults DoOnline

Send or reade-mail

92

Use a search engine to findinformation

91

Search for a map or drivingdirections

86

Look for info on a hobby orinterest

83

Look for health/medicalinfo¹

80

Look for information online about a serviceor product

81

Check theweather

78

Get travelinfo

73

Get news

71

Buy a product

66

Visit a local, state or federal governmentwebsite*

66

Buy or make a reservation fortravel

64

Surf the Web forfun

62

Go to a website that provides info orsupport for a specific medical condition or personalsituation

58

Research for school ortraining

57

Watch a video clip or listen to an audioclip

56

Look for"how-to,""do-it-yourself"or repairinformation

55

Look up phone number oraddress

54

Do any bankingonline

53

Take a virtual tour of a locationonline

51

Do any type of research for yourjob

51

Watch a video on a video-sharing site likeYouTube or Google Video

48

Look online for news or information aboutpolitics or the upcoming campaigns*

47

Look online for info about ajob*

46

Get sports scores and info online*

45

Get info online about a college, universityor other school you or a family member mightattend

45

Download other files such as games, videos,or pictures

42

Get financial info online, such as stockquotes or mortgage interest rates

41

Send instantmessages

39

Look for info about a place tolive*

39

Read someone else's online journal, web logor blog²

39

Download computer programs from theinternet

39

Pay billsonline

38

Download music files to yourcomputer

37

Upload photos to a website so you can sharethem with others online

37

Get financial info online, such as stockquotes or mortgage interest rates

36

Look for information onWikipedia

36

Look for religious/spiritualinfo

35

Send or receive text messages using a cellphone

35

Play onlinegames*

35

Listen to music online at awebsite

34

Rate a product, service or person using anonline rating system

32

Use online classified ads or sites likeCraig's list

32

Post a comment or review online about aproduct you bought or a service youreceived

30

Listen to a live or recorded radiobroadcast online, such as a newscast, sporting event, or radioshow

29

Pay to access or download digital contentonline*

28

Categorize or tag online content like aphoto, news story or blog post

28

Search for info about someone you know ormight meet

28

Participate in an onlineauction

26

Download video files to yourcomputer

27

Share files from own computer w/others

27

Research your family's history or genealogyonline*

25

Log on to the internet using a wirelessdevice

25

Download screensavers from theinternet

23

Post comments to an online news group,website, blog or photo site

22

Chat in a chat room or in an onlinediscussion

22

Share something online that you createdyourself

21

Download computer games from theinternet

21

Create content for theinternet

19

Make a donation to a charityonline

18

View live images online of a remotelocation or person, using a webcam

17

Use an online social networking site likeMySpace, Facebook or Friendster*

16

Sell somethingonline

15

Create or work on your ownwebpage

14

Create or work on web pages or blogs forothers, including friends, groups you belong to, or forwork

13

Make a phone callonline*

13

Visit an adultwebsite

13

Take a class online just for personalenjoyment or enrichment*

13

Participate in an online discussion, alistserv, or other online group forum that helps people withpersonal issues or health problems*

12

Download a podcast so you can listen to itor view it at a later time

12

Send or receive an invitation to a meetingor party using an online invitationservice

12

Take a class online for credit toward adegree of some kind*

12

Create or work on your own online journalor blog*

12

Buy or sell stocks, bonds, or mutualfunds

11

Take material you find online—like songs,text or images—and remix it into your own artisticcreation

11

Go to a online dating website or other sitewhere you can meet people online*

11

Create or use an avatar or online graphicrepresentation of yourself, for example, in a virtual world such asSecond Life*

6

Download or share adult contentonline

4