1. Internet and Everyday Life

2. Diffusion
At about 60% penetration
Education > Income

3. Time Currently at about 2 hrs/week Education > Income
Site visits similar across time

4. Time Effects – Social Life
IT & Society Issue 1: 20 studies, only 3 show social life decline
GSS 2002 slightly higher personal and phone contacts than 2000

5. Uses
Higher than other media for health and job-seeking

6. Digital Divide
Access  Equipment  Knowledge  Social Networks

7. User Skills and Frustration
IT & Society Issue 3: Undeveloped skills in searching
Difficult sites to use
Skills lead to different search patterns
Work time lost to frustration/poor design

8. Diversity Divide
Complex attitude/opinion differences among Web Users.

9. Third Annual Webshop www.webuse.umd.edu June 2003 More info
50 graduate students
50 speakers
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