Student's most visited sites

Ms Naughty · 2003-09-02, 12:46 AM

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"All across the nation, teenagers are preparing for their first adult experiences away from their parents, and for many, that will include a high-speed Internet connection dozens of times faster than dialup modems right in the comfort of the tiny box of a room they call home.

"The college students were cutting edge in terms of having access to broadband for a long time," said Greg Bloom, a senior analyst at online audience measurement company Nielsen NetRatings.

During July, according to NetRatings, people ages 18 to 24 spent nearly 27 hours in active online use, viewing, on average, more than 900 Web pages.

Some students will certainly use their newfangled connections to study. But entertainment -- not academics -- ranks as the top draw among the college-centric crowd.

In February, a typical college month as tracked by NetRatings, among the top Web destinations were file-sharing site Kazaa (http://www.kazaa.com), music site Winamp (http://www.winamp.com) and attractiveness-ratings site Hot Or Not? (http://www.hotornot.com)."

2003-09-02, 12:46 AM	#1
Ms Naughty old enough to be Grandma Scrotum Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,408	Student's most visited sites http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...toryID=3361984 "All across the nation, teenagers are preparing for their first adult experiences away from their parents, and for many, that will include a high-speed Internet connection dozens of times faster than dialup modems right in the comfort of the tiny box of a room they call home. "The college students were cutting edge in terms of having access to broadband for a long time," said Greg Bloom, a senior analyst at online audience measurement company Nielsen NetRatings. During July, according to NetRatings, people ages 18 to 24 spent nearly 27 hours in active online use, viewing, on average, more than 900 Web pages. Some students will certainly use their newfangled connections to study. But entertainment -- not academics -- ranks as the top draw among the college-centric crowd. In February, a typical college month as tracked by NetRatings, among the top Web destinations were file-sharing site Kazaa (http://www.kazaa.com), music site Winamp (http://www.winamp.com) and attractiveness-ratings site Hot Or Not? (http://www.hotornot.com)." __________________ Promote Bright Desire