Selected news stories about the Pew Internet Project and articles citing our data.
Search Engines Gaining in Use, a Study Says
11/21/2005 | 
Coverage
The Associated Press, The New York Times, Business
'"The number of people who use Internet search engines to find information has jumped over the last year, claiming a solid No. 2 spot among online tasks after sending and receiving e-mail messages, a study released yesterday found.
Of the 94 million American adults who went online on a given autumn day this year, 63 percent used a search engine, compared with 56 percent in June 2004, according to the study from the Pew Internet and American Life Project.
Until recently, search and news have been running neck-and-neck for the No. 2 spot among Internet tasks, said Lee Rainie, the project's director. But search had a strong jump over the last year to widen the gap over news, used by 46 percent of the Internet's daily population."
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