WORDS BY THE GIGABYTE

WORDS BY THE GIGABYTE
On an average day, about 77 million American adults go online. E-mail and instant messaging are the most popular activities. Some other e-mail numbers:
CHECKING IN
62 percent of all e-mail users say they check their e-mail once a day.
33 percent of e-mail users say they check e-mail several times a day, or every hour or more.
RESPONSE TIME
Comparing new users online less than a year versus experienced users with 7 or more years:
30 percent of new users respond to e-mails as soon as possible compared with 14.7 percent of experienced users.
18.9 percent of new users respond in two or three days compared with 30.8 percent of experienced users.
MULTIPLE USES
79 percent of Internet users who say they communicate with friends and family use the Internet for such communications.
52 percent of Internet users who exchange greetings, cards and invitations go online to do so.
46 percent of Internet users who say they plan meetings and arrange personal meetings use the Internet for such purposes.
Sources: "The Digital Future Report," USC Annenberg School Center for the Digital Future (2004); "The Internet and Daily Life," Pew Internet & amp; American Life Project (2004)