Monday, December 17, 2007

More Americans Googling others, selves, poll says - The Boston Globe

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More Americans are Googling themselves - and many are checking out their friends, co-workers, and romantic interests, too.

In a report yesterday, the Pew Internet and American Life Project said 47 percent of US adult Internet users have looked for information about themselves through Google or another search engine. That is more than twice the 22 percent of users who did in 2002, but Pew senior research specialist Mary Madden was surprised the growth wasn't higher.

More Americans Googling others, selves, poll says - The Boston Globe

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