The time American Internet users spend online increasingly involves searches for information, with the practice now trailing only e-mail as users’ primary purpose of using the Web, according to the latest survey from the Pew Internet Project. The group said its survey indicated search engine users in the U.S. jumped from about 38 million in June 2004 to about 59 million in September 2005, an increase of 55 percent.
Report: Search Soaring Among Web Users
Posted by: Jay Lyman November 21, 2005 12:00 PMThe time American Internet users spend online increasingly involves searches for information, with the practice now trailing only e-mail as users’ primary purpose of using the Web, according to the latest survey from the Pew Internet Project. The group said its survey indicated search engine users in the U.S. jumped from about 38 million in June 2004 to about 59 million in September 2005, an increase of 55 percent.