Happy New Year to all of our blog readers. I found an interesting article on the BBC Technology website yesterday about internet usage and have copied it below (original copyright – BBC). So, come on all you housewives out there, before you turn your attention to taking down the Christmas decorations this weekend and getting the kids ready for school next week, why not think about some great documents you could post on Doxmart? Recipies are great as is advice of any kind (the tips on netball coaching are selling well).
The Chinese narrowly lost out to UK housewives for free time spent online
Of course, this call is to all of our Doxmart members and potential members worldwide. Your time can be monetised this year so think about how you are using your time and what knowledge you have to share, put the two together and turn it to a profit. A good new thought for a great New Year.
BBC Article:
UK housewives rule in online time
A survey of more than 27,000 web users in 16 countries has shown that the Chinese spend the largest fraction of their leisure time online.
However, UK housewives spend even more than China’s average – 47%.
| How much leisure time do you spend on the internet? |
| Country |
% |
| China |
44 |
| South Korea |
40 |
| Japan |
38 |
| Italy |
31 |
| US |
30 |
| Australia |
29 |
| Spain |
29 |
| Canada |
28 |
| UK |
28 |
| France |
28 |
| Germany |
23 |
| Norway |
22 |
| Netherlands |
19 |
| Sweden |
18 |
| Finland |
16 |
| Denmark |
15 |
Germans are the most likely to meet someone in real life that they first met online; more than three quarters have done so.
The study also found that the UK is the least trusting of information in its newspapers among the 16 countries.
The average respondent in China spends 44% of their leisure time online, nearly three times the amount of the average Danish respondent.
On average across all countries, under-25s spend 36% of their leisure time online; in China, under-25s claim they spend 50%.
In the UK, a breakdown by occupation shows striking differences in the responses; students spend 39%, more than the unemployed (32%) but still far less than housewives.
The study was conducted by global market information group TNS, which asked 27,522 people aged between 18 and 55 to answer questions about their web use and compared respondents’ faith in traditional versus online media.
