Activity |
% of
internet
users |
Last Asked |
Send or read e-mail |
89% |
Sept-09 |
Use a search engine to find information |
88 |
Apr-09 |
Search for a map or driving directions |
86 |
Dec-06 |
Look for health/medical info~ |
83 |
Dec-08 |
Look for info on a hobby or interest |
83 |
Feb-Mar-07 |
Look for information online about a service or product you are thinking of buying* |
81 |
Sep-07 |
Check the weather |
76 |
Apr-09 |
Buy a product |
75 |
Apr-09 |
Get news |
72 |
Apr-09 |
Go online just for fun or to pass the time |
72 |
Apr-09 |
Buy or make a reservation for travel |
66 |
Apr-09 |
Watch a video on a video-sharing site like YouTube or Google Video |
62 |
Apr-09 |
Look online for news or information about politics or the upcoming campaigns* |
60 |
Apr-09 |
Visit a local, state or federal government website* |
59 |
Nov-08 |
| Look for "how-to," "do-it-yourself" or repair information |
59 |
Aug-08 |
Do any banking online |
57 |
Apr-09 |
Research for school or training |
57 |
Jan-05 |
Look up phone number or address |
54 |
Feb-04 |
Look online for info about a job* |
52 |
Apr-09 |
Take a virtual tour of a location online |
51 |
Aug-06 |
Do any type of research for your job |
51 |
Feb-Mar-07 |
Use online classified ads or sites like Craig’s list |
49 |
Apr-09 |
Look for information on Wikipedia |
47 |
Dec-08 |
Use an online social networking site like MySpace, Facebook or LinkedIn.com* |
47 |
Sept-09 |
Upload photos to a website so you can share them with others online |
46 |
Aug-08 |
| Get sports scores and info online* |
45 |
Aug-06 |
Get info online about a college, university or other school you or a family member might attend |
45 |
Jan-05 |
Search for info about someone you know or might meet |
42 |
Aug-08 |
Look for info about a place to live* |
39 |
Aug-06 |
Get financial info online, such as stock quotes or mortgage interest rates |
39 |
Apr-09 |
Send instant messages |
38 |
Nov-08 |
Pay bills online |
38 |
Jan-05 |
Download music files to your computer |
37 |
Dec-07 |
Play online games* |
35 |
Aug-06 |
Listen to music online at a website |
34 |
May-Jun-04 |
Read someone else’s online journal or blog^* |
32 |
Dec-08 |
Rate a product, service or person using an online rating system |
31 |
Apr-09 |
Post a comment or review online about a product you bought or a service you received |
30 |
Sep-07 |
Share something online that you created yourself |
30 |
Sept-09 |
Listen to a live or recorded radio broadcast online, such as a newscast, sporting event, or radio show |
29 |
May-Jun-04 |
Look for religious/spiritual info |
28 |
Apr-09 |
Pay to access or download digital content online* |
28 |
Dec-07 |
Categorize or tag online content like a photo, news story or blog post |
28 |
Dec-06 |
| Download video files to your computer |
27 |
Dec-07 |
Participate in an online auction |
27 |
Apr-09 |
Research your family’s history or genealogy online* |
27 |
Sept-09 |
Post comments to an online news group, website, blog or photo site |
26 |
Sept-09 |
Chat in a chat room or in an online discussion |
22 |
Sep-05 |
Make a donation to a charity online |
19 |
Apr-09 |
Download a podcast so you can listen to it or view it later* |
19 |
May-08 |
Use Twitter or other status-update service |
19 |
Sept-09 |
View live images online of a remote location or person, using a webcam |
17 |
Dec-06 |
Download or share files using peer-to-peer file-sharing networks, such as BitTorrent or LimeWire |
15 |
May-08 |
Sell something online |
15 |
Aug-06 |
Create or work on web pages or blogs for others, including friends, groups you belong to, or for work |
15 |
Sept-09 |
Take material you find online—like songs, text or images—and remix it into your own artistic creation |
15 |
Sept-09 |
Create or work on your own webpage |
14 |
Sept-09 |
Make a phone call online* |
13 |
Dec-07 |
Visit an adult website |
13 |
May-Jun-05 |
Take a class online just for personal enjoyment or enrichment* |
13 |
Jan-05 |
Send or receive an invitation to a meeting or party using an online invitation service |
12 |
Nov-04 |
Take a class online for credit toward a degree of some kind* |
12 |
Dec-05 |
Create or work on your own online journal or blog* |
11 |
Sept-09 |
Buy or sell stocks, bonds, or mutual funds |
11 |
Apr-09 |
Use an online dating website* |
8 |
Sept-09 |
Participate in an online discussion, a listserv, or other online group forum that helps people with personal issues or health problems* |
7 |
Dec-08 |
| Create or use an avatar or online graphic representation of yourself, for example, in a virtual world such as Second Life* |
6 |
Dec-07 |
Visit virtual worlds such as Second Life |
4 |
Sept-09 |
Download or share adult content online |
4 |
May-Jun-05 |