" Half of Canadians Watch TV on PC" Mediacaster Magazine - 4/25/2008 - The Diigo Meta page

• 26 Apr 08
  

  Yule Heibel

  - article on the results of a Rogers Communications sponsored survey, with last year/this year data, on Canadian online habits: how satisfied we are, what we're using the internet for, etc. Nothing much about local news, but the Ipsos-Reid survey people probably didn't ask that question (Q: "How much time do you spend online finding things out about your local community?" A: "Uh, probably about 80 hours...?" <jk>) (Or how about this question: "How much time do you spend 'conversing' with others about local issues?"...)

  mediacastermagazine canada online_media surveys reference

  • Canadians are moving from simple email exchanges or instant messaging programs to richer Web applications like online video.
  • Survey results commissioned by Rogers Cable Communications Inc. show that Canadians are embracing the power of the Internet, spending more time using the Internet for day-to-day tasks like paying bills and entertainment.
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  • • "Canadians are well-known as early adopters of new technologies and have taken to the Internet in record numbers
    • "Activities like paying bills and sharing photos are things we used to do off-line, however these two activities saw the greatest growth in terms of online participation over the past year, showing that Canadians are using the Internet to their benefit."
    • The Internet has become the easiest way to communicate with a network of friends, family and acquaintances and the way that Canadians communicate online has also begun to change.

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        Yule Heibel on 2008-04-26

        - how has it begun to change, exactly?
    • Activity % of Canadians
      
      Watching live TV on a computer 50
      
      Making video phone calls from a computer 49
      
      Making and sharing videos with friends and family 46
      
      Downloading and reading books online 39
      
      High quality videoconferencing by webcam 34
      
    • The average Canadian spends up to 17 hours per week online.
    • Communicating with friends and family (i.e. Facebook, MySpace)
      
      85 89

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        Yule Heibel on 2008-04-26

        - "conversation" clearly leads the way....

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  Yule Heibel on 2008-04-26
  - how has it begun to change, exactly?
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  Yule Heibel on 2008-04-26
  - "conversation" clearly leads the way....

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