男人来自google，女人来自yahoo？OntheInternet,asinlife,menandwomenhavedifferentmotivationsfordoingwhattheydo.AccordingtoarecentreportfromPewInternetandAmericanLife,womenviewtheInternetasaplacetoextend,support,andnurturerelationshipsandcommunities.Mentendtoseeitasanoffice,alibrary,oraplayground--screwthecommunity,thisisaboutfunctionnotfamily.Thereportfoundthatwomenaremoreenthusiasticcommunicators,usingemailinamorerobustway.Notonlysendingandreceivingmoreemailthanmen,womenaremorelikelytowritetofamilyandfriendsaboutavarietyoftopics,sharingnews,joysandworries,planningevents,andforwardingjokesandstories.Whilebothsexesequallyappreciatetheefficiencyandconvenienceofemail,womenaremorelikelythanmentovaluethemediumforitspositiveeffectsonimprovingrelationships,expandingnetworks,andencouragingteamworkattheoffice."Womenalsovalueemailforakindofpositive,water-coolereffect,whichlightenstheatmosphereofofficelife,"readsthe54-pagereport.ThereportfoundthatwomenaremorelikelytousetheInternetforemailing,gettingmapsanddirections(afterall,wemenalwaysknowwhereweregoing),lookingforhealthandmedicalinformation,seekingsupportforhealthandpersonalproblems,andgettingreligiousinformation.Mentendtobemoreintenseusersthanwomen,beingmorelikelytogoonlinedaily(61%ofmenand57%ofwomen)andmorelikelytogoonlineseveraltimesaday(44%ofmenand39%ofwomen).Menalsotendtogoonlineingreaternumbersthanwomenbutforamuchbroadervarietyofreasons.MenaremorelikelytousetheInternettochecktheweather,getnews,finddo-it-yourselfinformation,acquiresportsscoresandinformation,lookforpoliticalinformation,dojob-relatedresearch,downloadsoftware,listentomusic,rateaproduct/person/servicethroughanonlinereputationsystem,downloadmusic,useawebcam,andtakeaclass.Notetherewasnothingabout"nurturingrelationships."Herearesomestatsforthenumbercrunchers:·67%oftheadultAmericanpopulationgoesonline,including68%ofmenand66%ofwomen·86%ofwomenages18-29areonline,comparedwith80%ofmenthatage.·34%ofmen65andolderusetheInternet,comparedwith21%ofwomenthatage.·62%ofunmarriedmencomparedwith56%ofunmarriedwomengoonline·75%ofmarriedwomenand72%ofmarriedmengoonline·61%ofchildlessmencomparedwith57%ofchildlesswomengoonline·81%ofmenwithchildrenand80%ofwomenwithchildrengoonline.·52%ofmenand48%ofwomenhavehigh-speedconnectionsathome·94%ofonlinewomenand88%ofonlinemenuseemail
