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Gallup Glance Around the Globe

February 26, 2008

Data-driven insights into economic conditions in Cuba, Americans' perceptions of Cuba, Japan's Internet satellite, and Americans' movie-watching habits.

Record Online Shopping This Christmas

November 12, 2007

Americans are almost five times more likely to shop online for gifts this Christmas than they were in 1998.

Getting Africa Connected

October 31, 2007

As the Connect Africa Summit gets under way, Gallup finds that just 1% of Africans surveyed have Internet access at home.

Malaysian Bloggers

July 27, 2007

Malaysia is cracking down on bloggers as online criticism of the government grows.

Local TV Is No. 1 Source of News for Americans

Network and cable news viewership down

January 5, 2007

According to a recent Gallup Poll, local television news, once behind the national network news in national viewership, is the source of news that Americans most frequently use. Local newspapers rank second in frequency of use, followed by the nightly network news and cable news networks. Use of the Internet for news has grown rapidly over the past decade, but it continues to rank well behind conventional news sources.More ...

Number of Online Shoppers Holding Steady

Shopping is still among most popular online activities

March 6, 2006

While the U.S. Department of Commerce finds that e-commerce is growing by about 25% per year, Gallup trends that track Americans' online use find that the number of online shoppers has not grown in recent years. About half of Internet users say they shop online at least occasionally, similar to the percentage recorded in 2003. The implication: The same number of buyers must simply be spending more online.More ...

Blog Readership Bogged Down

Audience skews slightly young

February 10, 2006

Gallup's latest examination of Americans' online habits finds that one in five Web users read Web-logs, or "blogs," either frequently or occasionally. Though this translates into 40 million readers, it relegates blogs to the bottom pack of Internet activities, among the 13 for which Gallup recently measured Americans' use. Like most Web activities, blog readership hasn't increased over the past year or so, even though Americans are spending more time online.More ...

Mail and News Are Main Internet Attractions

Some e-commerce picking up; blogs still marginal

February 6, 2006

A recent Gallup Poll examining Americans' online habits finds use of e-mail almost universal among American Web users. Checking the news and weather ranks second on the list of 13 Internet activities measured. Reading blogs and downloading music are the least common. Gallup trends show only a few changes in Americans' Web activities since 2003.More ...

Internet Catches More of Americans' Time

Amount varies by age and gender

January 10, 2006

Every year, Gallup asks Americans to estimate how much time they spend using the Internet. The most recent results find that a majority of Americans report that they use the Internet daily, the highest level that Gallup has recorded.More ...

Americans Inventory Their Gadgets

Age, gender, household income related to ownership

December 23, 2005

Gallup recently asked Americans if they personally have 17 different electronic gadgets. The most commonly owned items are VCRs, DVD players, cell phones, cable television, desktop computers, while the least popular are wireless e-mail devices, satellite radio, and GPS navigation systems. Likelihood of ownership varies by age, gender, and household income.More ...

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