The poll from the Pew Internet and American Life Project found that 69 percent of Americans had used the internet to find shopping bargains, investment tips, government benefits and job tools. This was said to amount to 88 percent of all internet users. The survey also noted that 52 percent of Americans report that they have been hit hard by the recession by seeing the value of real estate or other investments fall, or by facing difficulties in the job market.

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